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About Alagarai Village

Alagarai is one of the larger villages in Thottiyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,521, made up of 3,744 males and 3,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Thottiyam
Pincode 621209
Area (hectares) 572.57 hectares
Population 7,521
Male Population 3,744
Female Population 3,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alagarai compares

By the 2011 count Alagarai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents. Its 572.57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Alagarai

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

Alagarai lies about 38 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Timmachipuram, about 3.8 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 Alagarai
Nearest railway station Timmachipuram 3.8 km
Nearest town Kulittalai 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Thottiyam 6.1 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 38 km

Villages closest to Alagarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagarai village had a population of 7,521. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,047 residents.

Alagarai village has 3,744 males and 3,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagarai has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Alagarai is 621209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagarai covers 572.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alagarai falls under Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alagarai is Timmachipuram, about 3.8 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 Alagarai.

Alagarai is about 38 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagarai is in Thottiyam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Timmachipuram is about 3.8 km away. Kulittalai is about 5.9 km away. Thottiyam is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manamedu (under 2 km), Mullipadi (under 2 km) and Srinivasanallur (2.9 km).

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

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