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About Alanganeri Village

Alanganeri is a large village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,038, made up of 1,004 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alanganeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alanganeri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632203
Area (hectares) 304.82 hectares
Population 2,038
Male Population 1,004
Female Population 1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Alanganeri compares

By the 2011 count Alanganeri is the 53rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 304.82 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Alanganeri

Alanganeri 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 Alanganeri 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alanganeri from other places

Alanganeri lies about 17 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kavanur, about 4.5 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 Alanganeri
Nearest railway station Kavanur 4.5 km
Nearest town Pallikonda 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 17 km
District headquarters Vellore 17 km

Villages closest to Alanganeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alanganeri village had a population of 2,038. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Alanganeri village has 1,004 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alanganeri has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Alanganeri is 632203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alanganeri covers 304.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alanganeri falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alanganeri is Kavanur, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

Alanganeri is about 17 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alanganeri is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Kavanur is about 4.5 km away. Pallikonda is about 10 km away. Katpadi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanguppam (2.8 km), Veppanganeri (2.8 km) and Kilvaithinankuppam (3.2 km).

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

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