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About Vaiganallur Village

Vaiganallur is a large village in Kulithalai tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,843, made up of 1,392 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaiganallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaiganallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Kulithalai
Pincode 639104
Area (hectares) 487.23 hectares
Population 2,843
Male Population 1,392
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vaiganallur compares

By the 2011 count Vaiganallur is the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents. Its 487.23 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Vaiganallur

Vaiganallur 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 Vaiganallur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vaiganallur from other places

Vaiganallur lies about 27 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Pugalur, about 16 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 Vaiganallur
Nearest town Paramathi Velur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Pugalur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulithalai 27 km
District headquarters Karur 27 km

Villages closest to Vaiganallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaiganallur village had a population of 2,843. That makes it the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents.

Vaiganallur village has 1,392 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaiganallur has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Vaiganallur is 639104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaiganallur covers 487.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaiganallur falls under Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vaiganallur is Pugalur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vaiganallur.

Vaiganallur is about 27 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaiganallur is in Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district. Paramathi Velur is about 6.9 km away. Pugalur is about 16 km away. Kulithalai is about 27 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), Pillur (under 2 km) and Hiranyamangalam (7.5 km).

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

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