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About Virugalpatti Village

Virugalpatti is a large village in Madathukulam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,604, made up of 1,300 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1181.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virugalpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virugalpatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Madathukulam
Pincode 642120
Area (hectares) 1181.87 hectares
Population 2,604
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virugalpatti compares

By the 2011 count Virugalpatti is the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents. Its 1181.87 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1005.

Getting to Virugalpatti

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

Virugalpatti lies about 50 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Gomangalam, about 12 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 Virugalpatti
Nearest railway station Gomangalam 12 km
Nearest town Pollachi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Madathukulam 29 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 50 km

Villages closest to Virugalpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virugalpatti village had a population of 2,604. That makes it the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents.

Virugalpatti village has 1,300 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virugalpatti has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Virugalpatti is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virugalpatti covers 1181.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virugalpatti falls under Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Virugalpatti is Gomangalam, about 12 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 Virugalpatti.

Virugalpatti is about 50 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virugalpatti is in Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Gomangalam is about 12 km away. Pollachi is about 17 km away. Madathukulam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anikkadavu (3.3 km), Pudupalayam (4.2 km) and Iluppanagaram (5.6 km).

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

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