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About Vagaikulam Village

Vagaikulam is a mid sized village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 586 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vagaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vagaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627754
Area (hectares) 146.03 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 586
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vagaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Vagaikulam is the 67th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 146.03 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Vagaikulam

Vagaikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vagaikulam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vagaikulam from other places

Vagaikulam lies about 27 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Ambasamudram, about 2.0 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 Vagaikulam
Nearest railway station Ambasamudram 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 27 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 27 km

Villages closest to Vagaikulam

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.

Common questions about Vagaikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagaikulam village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 67th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Vagaikulam village has 586 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagaikulam has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

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

Vagaikulam covers 146.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vagaikulam is Ambasamudram, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vagaikulam.

Vagaikulam is about 27 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vagaikulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Ambasamudram is about 2.0 km away. Sankarankoil is about 27 km away. Tirunelveli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A Madhurapuri (2.2 km), Malaiyankulam (9.8 km) and Ilandaikulam (13 km).

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

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