About Arungulam Village

Arungulam is a mid sized village in Vilathikulam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 437 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1008.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arungulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arungulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Vilathikulam
Pincode	628712
Area (hectares)	1008.8 hectares
Population	883
Male Population	437
Female Population	446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arungulam compares

By the 2011 count Arungulam is the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1008.8 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1018.

Getting to Arungulam

Arungulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arungulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Arungulam from other places

Arungulam lies about 34 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kadambur, about 26 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 Arungulam
Nearest railway station	Kadambur	26 km
Nearest town	Kovilpatti	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vilathikulam	34 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	34 km

Villages closest to Arungulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arungulam village had a population of 883. That makes it the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Arungulam village has 437 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arungulam has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Arungulam is 628712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arungulam covers 1008.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arungulam falls under Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arungulam is Kadambur, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Arungulam.

Arungulam is about 34 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arungulam is in Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kadambur is about 26 km away. Kovilpatti is about 26 km away. Vilathikulam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.