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About Vilagam Village

Vilagam is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 473 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609306
Area (hectares) 244.16 hectares
Population 925
Male Population 473
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vilagam compares

By the 2011 count Vilagam is the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 244.16 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1030.

Getting to Vilagam

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

Vilagam lies about 35 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 8.2 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 Vilagam
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 8.2 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 31 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 35 km

Villages closest to Vilagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilagam village had a population of 925. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Vilagam village has 473 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilagam has about 956 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 1030.

The pincode recorded for Vilagam is 609306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilagam covers 244.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vilagam falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vilagam is Peralam Junction, about 8.2 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 Vilagam.

Vilagam is about 35 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilagam is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Peralam Junction is about 8.2 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 19 km away. Tharangambadi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalaiyudaiyarar Koil Pathy (12 km), Keelamathur (14 km) and Memathur (14 km).

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

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