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About Athimugam Village

Athimugam is a large village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,540, made up of 2,339 males and 2,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1111.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athimugam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athimugam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635105
Area (hectares) 1111.23 hectares
Population 4,540
Male Population 2,339
Female Population 2,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athimugam compares

By the 2011 count Athimugam is the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 1111.23 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Athimugam

Athimugam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athimugam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athimugam from other places

Athimugam lies about 37 km from Krishnagiri. 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 Athimugam
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 16 km
Nearest town Hosūr 16 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 37 km

Villages closest to Athimugam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athimugam village had a population of 4,540. That makes it the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Athimugam village has 2,339 males and 2,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athimugam has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Athimugam is 635105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athimugam covers 1111.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athimugam falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Athimugam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Athimugam is about 37 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athimugam is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Hosur is about 16 km away. Hosūr is about 16 km away. Krishnagiri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Midithepalli (3.2 km), Sikkalapalli (3.7 km) and Sikkanapalli (3.7 km).

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

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