About Vaguthampalayam Village

Vaguthampalayam is a small village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 167 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaguthampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaguthampalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Tehsil	Pollachi
Pincode	642120
Area (hectares)	239.29 hectares
Population	341
Male Population	167
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vaguthampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Vaguthampalayam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 239.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Vaguthampalayam

Vaguthampalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaguthampalayam 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 Vaguthampalayam from other places

Vaguthampalayam lies about 31 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpalaiyam, about 6.5 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 Vaguthampalayam
Nearest railway station	Kovilpalaiyam	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pollachi	12 km
District headquarters	Coimbatore	31 km

Villages closest to Vaguthampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaguthampalayam village had a population of 341. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Vaguthampalayam village has 167 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaguthampalayam has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Vaguthampalayam is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaguthampalayam covers 239.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vaguthampalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vaguthampalayam is Kovilpalaiyam, about 6.5 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 Vaguthampalayam.

Vaguthampalayam is about 31 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaguthampalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kovilpalaiyam is about 6.5 km away. Pollachi is about 12 km away. Coimbatore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.