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About Gangadharapuram Village

Gangadharapuram is a large village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,019, made up of 998 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadharapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadharapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609805
Area (hectares) 487.49 hectares
Population 2,019
Male Population 998
Female Population 1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangadharapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gangadharapuram is the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 487.49 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gangadharapuram

Gangadharapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangadharapuram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gangadharapuram from other places

Gangadharapuram lies about 36 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 6.7 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 Gangadharapuram
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 10 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 13 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 36 km

Villages closest to Gangadharapuram

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 Gangadharapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadharapuram village had a population of 2,019. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Gangadharapuram village has 998 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadharapuram has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Gangadharapuram is 609805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadharapuram covers 487.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangadharapuram is Peralam Junction, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangadharapuram.

Gangadharapuram is about 36 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangadharapuram is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 6.7 km away. Kuthalam is about 10 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elumagalur (2.0 km), Nakkambadi (2.9 km) and Mandai (3.0 km).

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

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