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About Kuvagam Village

Kuvagam is one of the larger villages in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,807, made up of 2,873 males and 2,934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1940.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621719, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuvagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuvagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ariyalur
Tehsil Udayarpalayam
Pincode 621719
Area (hectares) 1940.67 hectares
Population 5,807
Male Population 2,873
Female Population 2,934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuvagam compares

By the 2011 count Kuvagam is the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 1940.67 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kuvagam

Kuvagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuvagam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuvagam from other places

Kuvagam lies about 28 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Mathur, about 9.5 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 Kuvagam
Nearest railway station Mathur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Udayarpalayam 11 km
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 12 km
District headquarters Ariyalur 28 km

Villages closest to Kuvagam

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

Common questions about Kuvagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuvagam village had a population of 5,807. That makes it the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Kuvagam village has 2,873 males and 2,934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuvagam has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kuvagam is 621719. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuvagam covers 1940.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuvagam falls under Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kuvagam is Mathur, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kuvagam is about 28 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuvagam is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Mathur is about 9.5 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 11 km away. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuvagam Rf (under 2 km), Marudur (2.6 km) and Devanur (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kuvagam today is likely to be higher.

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