About Alangulam Village

Alangulam is a mid sized village in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,924, made up of 1,004 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1491.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alangulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Sivakasi
Pincode	626127
Area (hectares)	1491.2 hectares
Population	1,924
Male Population	1,004
Female Population	920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alangulam compares

By the 2011 count Alangulam is the 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 1491.2 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Alangulam

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

Alangulam lies about 35 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 16 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 Alangulam
Nearest town	Viswanatham	15 km
Nearest railway station	Srivilliputtur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sivakasi	16 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	35 km

Villages closest to Alangulam

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

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Common questions about Alangulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Alangulam village had a population of 1,924. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Alangulam village has 1,004 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alangulam has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Alangulam is 626127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alangulam covers 1491.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alangulam falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alangulam is Srivilliputtur, about 16 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 Alangulam.

Alangulam is about 35 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alangulam is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Viswanatham is about 15 km away. Srivilliputtur is about 16 km away. Sivakasi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.