About Virusankulam Village

Virusankulam is a mid sized village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 423 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virusankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virusankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625706
Area (hectares)	357.7 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	423
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Virusankulam compares

By the 2011 count Virusankulam is the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 357.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Virusankulam

Virusankulam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Virusankulam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Virusankulam from other places

Virusankulam lies about 15 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumangalam, about 6.1 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 Virusankulam
Nearest railway station	Tirumangalam	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	6.8 km
District headquarters	Madurai	15 km

Villages closest to Virusankulam

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 Virusankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Virusankulam village had a population of 860. That makes it the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Virusankulam village has 423 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virusankulam has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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

Virusankulam covers 357.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Virusankulam is Tirumangalam, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Virusankulam.

Virusankulam is about 15 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virusankulam is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Tirumangalam is about 6.1 km away. Thirumangalam is about 6.8 km away. Madurai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.