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About Vadagarai Village

Vadagarai is a large village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,900, made up of 2,513 males and 2,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1007.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadagarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadagarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625706
Area (hectares) 1007.28 hectares
Population 4,900
Male Population 2,513
Female Population 2,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadagarai compares

By the 2011 count Vadagarai is the 6th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 1007.28 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Vadagarai

Vadagarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vadagarai 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadagarai from other places

Vadagarai lies about 9.7 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Madurai East, 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 Vadagarai
Nearest town Avaniyāpuram 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Madurai East 8.5 km
District headquarters Madurai 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumangalam 16 km

Villages closest to Vadagarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadagarai village had a population of 4,900. That makes it the 6th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Vadagarai village has 2,513 males and 2,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadagarai has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Vadagarai is 625706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadagarai covers 1007.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadagarai falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadagarai is Madurai East, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vadagarai.

Vadagarai is about 9.7 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadagarai is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Avaniyāpuram is about 5.8 km away. Madurai East is about 8.5 km away. Madurai is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vannankulam (2.8 km), Chettikulam (4.2 km) and Valayankulam (4.6 km).

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

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