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About Andagathurai Village

Andagathurai is a mid sized village in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 607 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andagathurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andagathurai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Vedaranyam
Pincode 614806
Area (hectares) 341.66 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 607
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andagathurai compares

By the 2011 count Andagathurai is the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 341.66 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Andagathurai

Andagathurai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Andagathurai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Andagathurai from other places

Andagathurai lies about 15 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuthur, about 2.8 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 Andagathurai
Nearest railway station Kuthur 2.8 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Vedaranyam 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 15 km

Villages closest to Andagathurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andagathurai village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Andagathurai village has 607 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andagathurai has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Andagathurai is 614806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andagathurai covers 341.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andagathurai falls under Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andagathurai is Kuthur, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance for Andagathurai.

Andagathurai is about 15 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andagathurai is in Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthur is about 2.8 km away. Thiruvarur is about 9.4 km away. Vedaranyam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thagattur Pethachikadu (under 2 km), Thagattur Subramanyakadu (under 2 km) and Vanduvancheri (6.2 km).

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

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