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About Vilangadu Village

Vilangadu is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 283 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilangadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilangadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604403
Area (hectares) 323.09 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 283
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 21 km distance

How Vilangadu compares

By the 2011 count Vilangadu is the 170th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 323.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Vilangadu

Vilangadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vilangadu 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 21 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vilangadu from other places

Vilangadu lies about 78 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 5.0 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 Vilangadu
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 5.0 km
Nearest town Madurāntakam 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 20 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 78 km

Villages closest to Vilangadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilangadu village had a population of 605. That makes it the 170th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Vilangadu village has 283 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilangadu has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Vilangadu is 604403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilangadu covers 323.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vilangadu falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vilangadu is Tozhuppedu, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 21 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vilangadu.

Vilangadu is about 78 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilangadu is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tozhuppedu is about 5.0 km away. Madurāntakam is about 17 km away. Vandavasi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elangadu (under 2 km), Garudapuram (6.7 km) and Eyipakkam (7.3 km).

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

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