About Alangiyam Village

Alangiyam is one of the larger villages in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,124, made up of 3,026 males and 3,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Dharapuram
Pincode	638651
Area (hectares)	882.21 hectares
Population	6,124
Male Population	3,026
Female Population	3,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alangiyam compares

By the 2011 count Alangiyam is the 5th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 882.21 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Alangiyam

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

Alangiyam lies about 53 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Pushpattur, about 17 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 Alangiyam
Tehsil headquarters	Dharapuram	10 km
Nearest railway station	Pushpattur	17 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	53 km

Villages closest to Alangiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangiyam village had a population of 6,124. That makes it the 5th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Alangiyam village has 3,026 males and 3,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangiyam has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Alangiyam is 638651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangiyam covers 882.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alangiyam falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alangiyam is Pushpattur, about 17 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 Alangiyam.

Alangiyam is about 53 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangiyam is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 10 km away. Pushpattur is about 17 km away. Tiruppur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.