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About Vilagam Village

Vilagam is a small village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 75 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, 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 Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 170.39 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 75
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 14 km distance

How Vilagam compares

By the 2011 count Vilagam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 170.39 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 995.

Getting to Vilagam

Vilagam 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 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 14 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 18 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 7.1 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 Vilagam
Nearest railway station Palayasivaram 7.1 km
Nearest town Srīperumbūdūr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 18 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 18 km

Villages closest to Vilagam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maduranthakam 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 141. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Vilagam village has 75 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilagam has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Vilagam is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilagam covers 170.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vilagam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vilagam is Palayasivaram, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 14 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 18 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilagam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palayasivaram is about 7.1 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 16 km away. Maduranthakam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karunagaravilagam (under 2 km), Murukkambakkam (2.6 km) and Netrambakkam (2.6 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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