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About Nangunam Village

Nangunam is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 380 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangunam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604307
Area (hectares) 189.28 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 380
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Nangunam compares

By the 2011 count Nangunam is the 156th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 189.28 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Nangunam

Nangunam 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 Nangunam 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nangunam from other places

Nangunam lies about 48 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 2.7 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 Nangunam
Nearest railway station Olakur 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 48 km

Villages closest to Nangunam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangunam village had a population of 745. That makes it the 156th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Nangunam village has 380 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangunam has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Nangunam is 604307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangunam covers 189.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangunam falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Nangunam is Olakur, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

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

Nangunam is about 48 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangunam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Olakur is about 2.7 km away. Tindivanam is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallathur (under 2 km), Pallipakkam (under 2 km) and Kadur (2.0 km).

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

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