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About Athangudi Village

Athangudi is a mid sized village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 696 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Tirupathur
Pincode 630215
Area (hectares) 738.94 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 696
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athangudi compares

By the 2011 count Athangudi is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 738.94 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Athangudi

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

Athangudi lies about 17 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Melakkonnakkulam, 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 Athangudi
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 14 km
Nearest railway station Melakkonnakkulam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupathur 17 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 17 km

Villages closest to Athangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athangudi village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Athangudi village has 696 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athangudi has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Athangudi is 630215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athangudi covers 738.94 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.

Athangudi falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athangudi is Melakkonnakkulam, about 14 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 Athangudi.

Athangudi is about 17 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athangudi is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilaiyankudi is about 14 km away. Melakkonnakkulam is about 14 km away. Tirupathur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alangudi (under 2 km), Keelapattamangalam (5.5 km) and Olugumangalam (5.5 km).

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

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