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About Valangudi Village

Valangudi is a large village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,040, made up of 1,049 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623601
Area (hectares) 906.37 hectares
Population 2,040
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valangudi compares

By the 2011 count Valangudi is the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 906.37 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Valangudi

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

Valangudi lies about 12 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 6.2 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 Valangudi
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 12 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 12 km

Villages closest to Valangudi

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.

Common questions about Valangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Valangudi village had a population of 2,040. That makes it the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Valangudi village has 1,049 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valangudi has about 945 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 Valangudi is 623601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valangudi covers 906.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Valangudi is Sattirakkudi, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Valangudi.

Valangudi is about 12 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valangudi is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 6.2 km away. Paramakudi is about 12 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urathur (2.0 km), Veppangulam (2.8 km) and Ettivayal (4.0 km).

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

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