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About Alappirandan Village

Alappirandan is a large village in Aranthangi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,825, made up of 1,855 males and 1,970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1394.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alappirandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alappirandan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Aranthangi
Pincode 622202
Area (hectares) 1394.52 hectares
Population 3,825
Male Population 1,855
Female Population 1,970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alappirandan compares

By the 2011 count Alappirandan is the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 1394.52 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Alappirandan

Alappirandan 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 Alappirandan 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 Alappirandan from other places

Alappirandan lies about 26 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 5.8 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 Alappirandan
Nearest town Arantāngi 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Aranthangi 26 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 26 km

Villages closest to Alappirandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alappirandan village had a population of 3,825. That makes it the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Alappirandan village has 1,855 males and 1,970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alappirandan has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Alappirandan is 622202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alappirandan covers 1394.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alappirandan falls under Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alappirandan is Valaramanikkam, about 5.8 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 Alappirandan.

Alappirandan is about 26 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alappirandan is in Aranthangi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Arantāngi is about 4.9 km away. Valaramanikkam is about 5.8 km away. Aranthangi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Attani (under 2 km), Manivilanvayal (2.4 km) and Kongudi (2.6 km).

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

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