About Vagavayal Village

Vagavayal is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 542 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vagavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vagavayal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Paramakudi
Pincode	623527
Area (hectares)	698.65 hectares
Population	1,045
Male Population	542
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vagavayal compares

By the 2011 count Vagavayal is the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 698.65 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Vagavayal

Vagavayal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vagavayal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Vagavayal from other places

Vagavayal lies about 18 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 19 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 Vagavayal
Tehsil headquarters	Paramakudi	18 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	18 km
Nearest railway station	Sattirakkudi	19 km

Villages closest to Vagavayal

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

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Common questions about Vagavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagavayal village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Vagavayal village has 542 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagavayal has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Vagavayal is 623527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vagavayal covers 698.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vagavayal falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vagavayal is Sattirakkudi, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vagavayal.

Vagavayal is about 18 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vagavayal is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Paramakudi is about 18 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 18 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.