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About Alangadu Village

Alangadu is a large village in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,364, made up of 1,603 males and 1,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruthuraipoondi
Pincode 614704
Area (hectares) 636.17 hectares
Population 3,364
Male Population 1,603
Female Population 1,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alangadu compares

By the 2011 count Alangadu is the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 636.17 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Alangadu

Alangadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alangadu 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alangadu from other places

Alangadu lies about 41 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 3.2 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 Alangadu
Nearest railway station Mutupet 3.2 km
Nearest town Muthupet 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruthuraipoondi 17 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 41 km

Villages closest to Alangadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangadu village had a population of 3,364. That makes it the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Alangadu village has 1,603 males and 1,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangadu has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Alangadu is 614704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangadu covers 636.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alangadu falls under Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alangadu is Mutupet, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alangadu.

Alangadu is about 41 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangadu is in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mutupet is about 3.2 km away. Muthupet is about 4.2 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi 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 Vadakadu (1.7 km), Jambuvanodai (1.9 km) and Veeranvayal (2.3 km).

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

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