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About Ulakkudi Village

Ulakkudi is a mid sized village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 373 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628851, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Srivaikuntam
Pincode 628851
Area (hectares) 558.71 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 373
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Ulakkudi is the 59th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 558.71 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ulakkudi

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

Ulakkudi lies about 31 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaikondan, about 9.5 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 Ulakkudi
Nearest railway station Gangaikondan 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivaikuntam 17 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 19 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 31 km

Villages closest to Ulakkudi

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.

Common questions about Ulakkudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulakkudi village had a population of 759. That makes it the 59th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Ulakkudi village has 373 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulakkudi has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ulakkudi is 628851. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulakkudi covers 558.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ulakkudi is Gangaikondan, about 9.5 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 Ulakkudi.

Ulakkudi is about 31 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulakkudi is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Gangaikondan is about 9.5 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 17 km away. Tirunelveli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaliyavur (2.8 km), Vadavallanadu (2.8 km) and Alanda (3.9 km).

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

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