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About Ulagam Village

Ulagam is a large village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,242, made up of 2,183 males and 2,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 934.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635117
Area (hectares) 934.75 hectares
Population 4,242
Male Population 2,183
Female Population 2,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ulagam compares

By the 2011 count Ulagam is the 23rd 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 934.75 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 956.

Getting to Ulagam

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

How far is Ulagam from other places

Ulagam lies about 22 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 8.5 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 Ulagam
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 8.5 km
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 22 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 26 km

Villages closest to Ulagam

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 Ulagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulagam village had a population of 4,242. That makes it the 23rd 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.

Ulagam village has 2,183 males and 2,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulagam has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Ulagam is 635117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulagam covers 934.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ulagam is Rayakkottai, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ulagam is about 22 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulagam is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Rayakkottai is about 8.5 km away. Kādiganpalli is about 22 km away. Krishnagiri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Enusonai (2.7 km), Mettubandapalli (2.9 km) and Ullatti (3.4 km).

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

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