About Alangulam Village

Alangulam is a mid sized village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 834 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	627754
Area (hectares)	358.09 hectares
Population	1,692
Male Population	834
Female Population	858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alangulam compares

By the 2011 count Alangulam is the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 358.09 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Alangulam

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

Alangulam lies about 11 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sengulam, about 2.9 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 Alangulam
Nearest railway station	Sengulam	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarankoil	11 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	11 km

Villages closest to Alangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangulam village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Alangulam village has 834 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangulam has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Alangulam is 627754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangulam covers 358.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alangulam falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alangulam is Sengulam, about 2.9 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 Alangulam.

Alangulam is about 11 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Sengulam is about 2.9 km away. Sankarankoil is about 11 km away. Tirunelveli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.