About Kanji Village

Kanji is one of the larger villages in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,873, made up of 2,884 males and 2,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanji village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	606702
Area (hectares)	800.22 hectares
Population	5,873
Male Population	2,884
Female Population	2,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 18 km distance

How Kanji compares

By the 2011 count Kanji is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 800.22 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kanji

Kanji is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanji as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanji from other places

Kanji lies about 21 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Turinjapuram, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanji
Nearest railway station	Turinjapuram	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	20 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	21 km

Villages closest to Kanji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chengam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kanji

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanji village had a population of 5,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Kanji village has 2,884 males and 2,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanji has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kanji is 606702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanji covers 800.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanji falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanji is Turinjapuram, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanji.

Kanji is about 21 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanji is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Turinjapuram is about 15 km away. Chengam is about 20 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.