About Vagaikulam Village

Vagaikulam is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 758 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vagaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vagaikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625018
Area (hectares)	76.13 hectares
Population	1,542
Male Population	758
Female Population	784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Vagaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Vagaikulam is the 38th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 76.13 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Vagaikulam

Vagaikulam 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 Vagaikulam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vagaikulam from other places

Vagaikulam lies about 7.5 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 4.4 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 Vagaikulam
Nearest town	Ānaiyūr	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kudalnagar	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	7.5 km
District headquarters	Madurai	7.5 km

Villages closest to Vagaikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Vagaikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagaikulam village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 38th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Vagaikulam village has 758 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagaikulam has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Vagaikulam is 625018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vagaikulam covers 76.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vagaikulam falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vagaikulam is Kudalnagar, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Vagaikulam is about 7.5 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vagaikulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Ānaiyūr is about 2.7 km away. Kudalnagar is about 4.4 km away. Madurai North is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.