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About Thuvarangulam Village

Thuvarangulam is a small village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 242 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuvarangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuvarangulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625110
Area (hectares) 280.19 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 242
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thuvarangulam compares

By the 2011 count Thuvarangulam is the 69th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 280.19 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Thuvarangulam

The census records public bus service for Thuvarangulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thuvarangulam from other places

Thuvarangulam lies about 19 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 18 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 Thuvarangulam
Tehsil headquarters Melur 10 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 18 km
District headquarters Madurai 19 km

Villages closest to Thuvarangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuvarangulam village had a population of 463. That makes it the 69th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Thuvarangulam village has 242 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuvarangulam has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Thuvarangulam is 625110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuvarangulam covers 280.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thuvarangulam falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thuvarangulam is Kudalnagar, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thuvarangulam.

Thuvarangulam is about 19 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuvarangulam is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 10 km away. Kudalnagar is about 18 km away. Madurai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A Valayapatti (under 2 km), Saruguvalayapatti (under 2 km) and Chokkalingapuram (1.6 km).

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

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