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About Thiruvelangudi Village

Thiruvelangudi is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,681, made up of 830 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1474.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thiruvelangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thiruvelangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630208
Area (hectares) 1474.84 hectares
Population 1,681
Male Population 830
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thiruvelangudi compares

By the 2011 count Thiruvelangudi is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1474.84 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Thiruvelangudi

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

Thiruvelangudi lies about 42 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Chettinad, about 5.1 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 Thiruvelangudi
Nearest railway station Chettinad 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 8.1 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 8.1 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 42 km

Villages closest to Thiruvelangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thiruvelangudi village had a population of 1,681. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Thiruvelangudi village has 830 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thiruvelangudi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Thiruvelangudi is 630208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thiruvelangudi covers 1474.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thiruvelangudi falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thiruvelangudi is Chettinad, about 5.1 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 Thiruvelangudi.

Thiruvelangudi is about 42 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thiruvelangudi is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Chettinad is about 5.1 km away. Karaikkudi is about 8.1 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oyyakondansiruvayal (2.5 km), Pukkudi (2.6 km) and Athangudi (2.8 km).

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

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