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About Alanganatham Village

Alanganatham is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 478 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alanganatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alanganatham village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608303
Area (hectares) 189.16 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 478
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alanganatham compares

By the 2011 count Alanganatham is the 88th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 189.16 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Alanganatham

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

Alanganatham lies about 81 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Narasinganpet, about 7.4 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 Alanganatham
Nearest railway station Narasinganpet 7.4 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 23 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 81 km

Villages closest to Alanganatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alanganatham village had a population of 945. That makes it the 88th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Alanganatham village has 478 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alanganatham has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Alanganatham is 608303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alanganatham covers 189.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alanganatham falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alanganatham is Narasinganpet, about 7.4 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 Alanganatham.

Alanganatham is about 81 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alanganatham is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Narasinganpet is about 7.4 km away. Kumbakonam is about 16 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilathur Thirupaniyapuram (under 2 km), Kothangudi (9.0 km) and Kanjankollai (9.4 km).

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

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