About Vagaikulam Village

Vagaikulam is a large village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,589, made up of 1,307 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625706, 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	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625706
Area (hectares)	641.07 hectares
Population	2,589
Male Population	1,307
Female Population	1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vagaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Vagaikulam is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 641.07 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Vagaikulam

Vagaikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vagaikulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. 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
District headquarters	Madurai	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	23 km

Villages closest to Vagaikulam

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.

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Common questions about Vagaikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagaikulam village had a population of 2,589. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Vagaikulam village has 1,307 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagaikulam has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

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

Vagaikulam covers 641.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vagaikulam falls under Thirumangalam 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Ānaiyūr is about 2.7 km away. Kudalnagar is about 4.4 km away. Madurai is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.