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About Agalur Village

Agalur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 478 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604203
Area (hectares) 409.15 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 478
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 54 km distance

How Agalur compares

By the 2011 count Agalur is the 164th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 409.15 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Agalur

Agalur 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 Agalur 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 54 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agalur from other places

Agalur lies about 42 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 21 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 Agalur
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 10 km
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 21 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 42 km

Villages closest to Agalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agalur village had a population of 950. That makes it the 164th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Agalur village has 478 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agalur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Agalur is 604203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agalur covers 409.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agalur falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Agalur is Tindivanam, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 54 km distance.

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

Agalur is about 42 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agalur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 10 km away. Tindivanam is about 21 km away. Viluppuram is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aviyur (1.6 km), Mukkunam (1.9 km) and Melolakkur (2.0 km).

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

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