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About Alangulam Village

Alangulam is a mid sized village in Sivaganga tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,663, made up of 857 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630561, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Sivaganga
Pincode 630561
Area (hectares) 879.49 hectares
Population 1,663
Male Population 857
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alangulam compares

By the 2011 count Alangulam is the 52nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 879.49 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1032.

Getting to Alangulam

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

Alangulam lies about 5.5 km from Sivaganga. 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 Alangulam
Tehsil headquarters Sivaganga 5.5 km

Villages closest to Alangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangulam village had a population of 1,663. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Alangulam village has 857 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangulam has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Alangulam is 630561. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangulam covers 879.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alangulam falls under Sivaganga tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Alangulam notes the nearest railway station 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 Alangulam.

Alangulam is about 5.5 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangulam is in Sivaganga tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sivaganga is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usilangulam (1.8 km), Kilkandani (2.0 km) and Puduppatti (2.4 km).

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

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