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About Vilangadu Village

Vilangadu is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 292 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilangadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilangadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603302
Area (hectares) 532.1 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 292
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 16 km distance

How Vilangadu compares

By the 2011 count Vilangadu is the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 532.1 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Vilangadu

Vilangadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vilangadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 16 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vilangadu from other places

Vilangadu lies about 60 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 14 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 Vilangadu
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 8.4 km
Nearest town Kottaikādu 11 km
Nearest railway station Acharapakkam 14 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 60 km

Villages closest to Vilangadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilangadu village had a population of 554. That makes it the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Vilangadu village has 292 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilangadu has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Vilangadu is 603302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilangadu covers 532.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vilangadu falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vilangadu is Acharapakkam, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 16 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Vilangadu.

Vilangadu is about 60 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilangadu is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Cheyyur is about 8.4 km away. Kottaikādu is about 11 km away. Acharapakkam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokkaranthangal (under 2 km), Porur (2.1 km) and Pondur (2.4 km).

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

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