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About Alangudi Village

Alangudi is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,971, made up of 994 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609801
Area (hectares) 334.61 hectares
Population 1,971
Male Population 994
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alangudi compares

By the 2011 count Alangudi is the 25th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 334.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Alangudi

Alangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alangudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alangudi from other places

Alangudi lies about 28 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nannilam, about 2.9 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 Alangudi
Nearest railway station Nannilam 2.9 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 21 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 28 km

Villages closest to Alangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangudi village had a population of 1,971. That makes it the 25th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Alangudi village has 994 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangudi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Alangudi is 609801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangudi covers 334.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alangudi falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alangudi is Nannilam, about 2.9 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 village for Alangudi.

Alangudi is about 28 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangudi is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Nannilam is about 2.9 km away. Thiruvarur is about 14 km away. Kuthalam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tholuthalangudi (under 2 km), Thathangudi (3.9 km) and Elumagalur (11 km).

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

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