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About Vanagiri Village

Vanagiri is one of the larger villages in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,853, made up of 3,351 males and 3,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanagiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609105
Area (hectares) 801.08 hectares
Population 6,853
Male Population 3,351
Female Population 3,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vanagiri compares

By the 2011 count Vanagiri is the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 801.08 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Vanagiri

Vanagiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vanagiri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vanagiri from other places

Vanagiri lies about 41 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 16 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 Vanagiri
Nearest town Tharangambadi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 16 km
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 16 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 41 km

Villages closest to Vanagiri

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 Vanagiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanagiri village had a population of 6,853. That makes it the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Vanagiri village has 3,351 males and 3,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanagiri has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Vanagiri is 609105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanagiri covers 801.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vanagiri is Vithisvarankol, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vanagiri.

Vanagiri is about 41 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanagiri is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 12 km away. Sirkali is about 16 km away. Vithisvarankol is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melaiyur (3.3 km), Manigramam (3.9 km) and Thiruvengadu (5.5 km).

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

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