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About Alangudi Village

Alangudi is a large village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,228 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612801
Area (hectares) 289.52 hectares
Population 2,541
Male Population 1,228
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alangudi compares

By the 2011 count Alangudi is the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 289.52 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Alangudi

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

Alangudi lies about 26 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Nidamangalam Junction, about 6.3 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 Alangudi
Nearest railway station Nidamangalam Junction 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 6.9 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 15 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 26 km

Villages closest to Alangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangudi village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Alangudi village has 1,228 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangudi has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Alangudi is 612801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangudi covers 289.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alangudi falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alangudi is Nidamangalam Junction, about 6.3 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 Alangudi.

Alangudi is about 26 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangudi is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Nidamangalam Junction is about 6.3 km away. Valangaiman is about 6.9 km away. Kumbakonam 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 Thiruvonamangalam (under 2 km), Rajendranallur (under 2 km) and Pulavarnatham (1.7 km).

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

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