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About Alagusamudram Village

Alagusamudram is a large village in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,264, made up of 1,732 males and 1,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagusamudram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagusamudram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Omalur
Pincode 636013
Area (hectares) 248.84 hectares
Population 3,264
Male Population 1,732
Female Population 1,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alagusamudram compares

By the 2011 count Alagusamudram is the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 248.84 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Alagusamudram

Alagusamudram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alagusamudram 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alagusamudram from other places

Alagusamudram lies about 27 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Tolasampatti, about 14 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 Alagusamudram
Nearest town Tāramangalam 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Tolasampatti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Omalur 18 km
District headquarters Salem 27 km

Villages closest to Alagusamudram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagusamudram village had a population of 3,264. That makes it the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Alagusamudram village has 1,732 males and 1,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagusamudram has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Alagusamudram is 636013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagusamudram covers 248.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alagusamudram falls under Omalur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alagusamudram is Tolasampatti, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Alagusamudram is about 27 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagusamudram is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Tāramangalam is about 8.1 km away. Tolasampatti is about 14 km away. Omalur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasasamudram (under 2 km), Panikkanur (under 2 km) and Pappambadi (3.9 km).

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

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