Skip to main content

About Usilamgulam Village

Usilamgulam is a small village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 229 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627953, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Usilamgulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usilamgulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627953
Area (hectares) 95.29 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 229
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Usilamgulam compares

By the 2011 count Usilamgulam is the 77th 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 95.29 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Usilamgulam

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

Usilamgulam lies about 28 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Gangaikondan, about 20 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 Usilamgulam
Nearest railway station Gangaikondan 20 km
Nearest town Ālangulam 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 28 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 28 km

Villages closest to Usilamgulam

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 Usilamgulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Usilamgulam village had a population of 451. That makes it the 77th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Usilamgulam village has 229 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usilamgulam has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Usilamgulam is 627953. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Usilamgulam covers 95.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Usilamgulam is Gangaikondan, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Usilamgulam.

Usilamgulam is about 28 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usilamgulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Gangaikondan is about 20 km away. Ālangulam is about 24 km away. Sankarankoil is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundankurichi (1.5 km), Thadiyampatti (3.0 km) and Moovirunthali (3.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All