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About Nagar Village

Nagar is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,296, made up of 1,696 males and 1,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606301
Area (hectares) 716.15 hectares
Population 3,296
Male Population 1,696
Female Population 1,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is the 26th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 716.15 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Nagar

Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nagar from other places

Nagar lies about 67 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 4.2 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 Nagar
Nearest railway station Kuttakudi 4.2 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 17 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 67 km

Villages closest to Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar village had a population of 3,296. That makes it the 26th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Nagar village has 1,696 males and 1,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Nagar is 606301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar covers 716.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagar falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Kuttakudi, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagar.

Nagar is about 67 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kuttakudi is about 4.2 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 16 km away. Virudhachalam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallur (under 2 km), Tharmanallur (under 2 km) and Aivadugudi (2.0 km).

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

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