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About Alangadu Village

Alangadu is a mid sized village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 996 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609115
Area (hectares) 501.86 hectares
Population 1,933
Male Population 996
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alangadu compares

By the 2011 count Alangadu is the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 501.86 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Alangadu

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

Alangadu lies about 57 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 6.0 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 Alangadu
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 5.8 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sirkazhi 6.0 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 57 km

Villages closest to Alangadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangadu village had a population of 1,933. That makes it the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Alangadu village has 996 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangadu has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Alangadu is 609115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangadu covers 501.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alangadu falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alangadu is Sirkazhi, about 6.0 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 village for Alangadu.

Alangadu is about 57 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangadu is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkali is about 5.8 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 5.8 km away. Sirkazhi is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachaiperumanallur (under 2 km), Maharajapuram (under 2 km) and Kadavasal (1.9 km).

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

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