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About Vilagam Village

Vilagam is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,404, made up of 1,183 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608305
Area (hectares) 358.38 hectares
Population 2,404
Male Population 1,183
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vilagam compares

By the 2011 count Vilagam is the 34th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 358.38 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vilagam

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

How far is Vilagam from other places

Vilagam lies about 47 km from Cuddalore. 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 Vilagam
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 13 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 47 km

Villages closest to Vilagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilagam village had a population of 2,404. That makes it the 34th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Vilagam village has 1,183 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilagam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Vilagam is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilagam covers 358.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vilagam falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Vilagam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Vilagam is about 47 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilagam is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 10 km away. Chidambaram is about 13 km away. Cuddalore is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayyanurakkaramangalam (under 2 km), Manakkudaiyaniruppu (under 2 km) and T Manalur (under 2 km).

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

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