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About Alagiripalayam Village

Alagiripalayam is a large village in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,687, made up of 1,354 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagiripalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagiripalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Perambalur
Tehsil Kunnam
Pincode 621713
Area (hectares) 608.93 hectares
Population 2,687
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alagiripalayam compares

By the 2011 count Alagiripalayam is the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 608.93 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1007.

Getting to Alagiripalayam

Alagiripalayam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alagiripalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alagiripalayam from other places

Alagiripalayam lies about 114 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Valavanur, about 6.9 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 Alagiripalayam
Nearest railway station Valavanur 6.9 km
Nearest town Villupuram 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunnam 16 km
District headquarters Perambalur 114 km

Villages closest to Alagiripalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagiripalayam village had a population of 2,687. That makes it the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Alagiripalayam village has 1,354 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagiripalayam has about 984 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Alagiripalayam is 621713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagiripalayam covers 608.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alagiripalayam falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alagiripalayam is Valavanur, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alagiripalayam.

Alagiripalayam is about 114 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagiripalayam is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Valavanur is about 6.9 km away. Villupuram is about 14 km away. Kunnam 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 Periyammapalayam (under 2 km), Puduammapalayam (under 2 km) and Bhujangarayanallur (6.0 km).

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

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