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About Vilangudi Village

Vilangudi is a large village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,877, made up of 1,388 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613204
Area (hectares) 744.78 hectares
Population 2,877
Male Population 1,388
Female Population 1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vilangudi compares

By the 2011 count Vilangudi is the 10th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 744.78 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Vilangudi

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

Vilangudi lies about 15 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pasupatikovil, about 10 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 Vilangudi
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Pasupatikovil 10 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 15 km

Villages closest to Vilangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilangudi village had a population of 2,877. That makes it the 10th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Vilangudi village has 1,388 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilangudi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Vilangudi is 613204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilangudi covers 744.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vilangudi falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vilangudi is Pasupatikovil, about 10 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 Vilangudi.

Vilangudi is about 15 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilangudi is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Thiruvaiyaru is about 3.8 km away. Pasupatikovil is about 10 km away. Thanjavur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thennancheri (1.7 km), Perumpuliyur (2.8 km) and Punavasal (2.9 km).

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

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