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About Lagampalayam Village

Lagampalayam is a mid sized village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 896 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638462, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638462
Area (hectares) 452.7 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 896
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Lagampalayam is the 42nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 452.7 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Lagampalayam

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

Lagampalayam lies about 47 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 21 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 Lagampalayam
Nearest town Avinashi 13 km
Nearest railway station Koolipalayam 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 23 km
District headquarters Erode 47 km

Villages closest to Lagampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagampalayam village had a population of 1,847. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Lagampalayam village has 896 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagampalayam has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Lagampalayam is 638462. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagampalayam covers 452.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagampalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Lagampalayam is Koolipalayam, about 21 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 village for Lagampalayam.

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

Lagampalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Avinashi is about 13 km away. Koolipalayam is about 21 km away. Gobichettipalayam 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 Emmampoondi (2.1 km), Mottanam (2.4 km) and Olalakovil (4.6 km).

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

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