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About Vagaigudi Village

Vagaigudi is a large village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,194, made up of 1,102 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vagaigudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vagaigudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630302
Area (hectares) 700.71 hectares
Population 2,194
Male Population 1,102
Female Population 1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vagaigudi compares

By the 2011 count Vagaigudi is the 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 700.71 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Vagaigudi

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

How far is Vagaigudi from other places

Vagaigudi lies about 32 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 15 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 Vagaigudi
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 15 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 32 km

Villages closest to Vagaigudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagaigudi village had a population of 2,194. That makes it the 14th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Vagaigudi village has 1,102 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagaigudi has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Vagaigudi is 630302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vagaigudi covers 700.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vagaigudi falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vagaigudi is Kallal, about 15 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 village for Vagaigudi.

Vagaigudi is about 32 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vagaigudi is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 9.1 km away. Kallal is about 15 km away. Sivaganga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Porkudi (under 2 km), Vijayapuram (1.8 km) and Sarvanendal (2.7 km).

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

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