About Alanda Village

Alanda is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,513, made up of 1,245 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1260.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alanda village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Srivaikuntam
Pincode	628303
Area (hectares)	1260.99 hectares
Population	2,513
Male Population	1,245
Female Population	1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alanda compares

By the 2011 count Alanda is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 1260.99 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Alanda

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

Alanda lies about 29 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Naraikkinar, about 7.5 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 Alanda
Nearest railway station	Naraikkinar	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srivaikuntam	20 km
Nearest town	Tirunelveli	22 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	29 km

Villages closest to Alanda

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

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Common questions about Alanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Alanda village had a population of 2,513. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Alanda village has 1,245 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alanda has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Alanda is 628303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alanda covers 1260.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alanda falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alanda is Naraikkinar, about 7.5 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 Alanda.

Alanda is about 29 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alanda is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Naraikkinar is about 7.5 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 20 km away. Tirunelveli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.