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About Vilagam Village

Vilagam is a mid sized village in Tirukalukundram tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 664 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603109, 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 Tirukalukundram
Pincode 603109
Area (hectares) 234.06 hectares
Population 1,310
Male Population 664
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Vilagam compares

By the 2011 count Vilagam is the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 234.06 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 982.

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 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 25 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 Tirukalukundram 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 Tirukalukundram 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 1,310. That makes it the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Vilagam village has 664 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilagam has about 973 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Vilagam is 603109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilagam covers 234.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vilagam falls under Tirukalukundram 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 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance 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 Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palayasivaram is about 7.1 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 16 km away. Tirukalukundram 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 Adavilagam (2.0 km), Amanambakkam Rf (2.6 km) and Ammanambakkam (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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