About Urigam Village

Urigam is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,756, made up of 1,931 males and 1,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1255.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urigam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Denkanikottai
Pincode	635102
Area (hectares)	1255.99 hectares
Population	3,756
Male Population	1,931
Female Population	1,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Urigam compares

By the 2011 count Urigam is the 34th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 1255.99 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Urigam

Urigam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Urigam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Urigam from other places

Urigam lies about 69 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Periyanaga Thunai, about 43 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 Urigam
Tehsil headquarters	Denkanikottai	31 km
Nearest town	Denkanikota	31 km
Nearest railway station	Periyanaga Thunai	43 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	69 km

Villages closest to Urigam

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

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Common questions about Urigam

As per the Census of India 2011, Urigam village had a population of 3,756. That makes it the 34th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Urigam village has 1,931 males and 1,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urigam has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Urigam is 635102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urigam covers 1255.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urigam falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Urigam is Periyanaga Thunai, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Urigam.

Urigam is about 69 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urigam is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 31 km away. Denkanikota is about 31 km away. Periyanaga Thunai is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.