About Periya Alangulam Village

Periya Alangulam is a large village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,272 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periya Alangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periya Alangulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai South
Pincode	625022
Area (hectares)	323.59 hectares
Population	2,435
Male Population	1,272
Female Population	1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Periya Alangulam compares

By the 2011 count Periya Alangulam is the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 323.59 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Periya Alangulam

Periya Alangulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periya Alangulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Periya Alangulam from other places

Periya Alangulam lies about 14 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 7.4 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 Periya Alangulam
Nearest railway station	Tiruparankundram	7.4 km
Nearest town	Tirupparangunram	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai South	14 km
District headquarters	Madurai	14 km

Villages closest to Periya Alangulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai South 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 Periya Alangulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Periya Alangulam village had a population of 2,435. That makes it the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Periya Alangulam village has 1,272 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periya Alangulam has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Periya Alangulam is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periya Alangulam covers 323.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Periya Alangulam falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periya Alangulam is Tiruparankundram, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Periya Alangulam.

Periya Alangulam is about 14 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periya Alangulam is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Tiruparankundram is about 7.4 km away. Tirupparangunram is about 7.8 km away. Madurai South is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.