Alagankulam

Alagankulam

Alagai
Alagankulam Alagai
Village Panchayat
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Government
• President	Mohamed Mursudeen
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,473
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	623512
Telephone code	04567
Vehicle registration	TN 65
Website	www.alagankulam.com

Alagankulam is a village situated on the east coast in the Ramanathapuram Taluk and district. The village is situated on the banks of the Vaigai River and is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from the seashore. The village is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Ramanathapuram. The village has a population of 15,473 as of the Population Census of 2011.

Tourism

Alagankulam is close to Rameswaram and Devipattinam, both important pilgrimage centres. Alagankulam beach is popular in this village. It is also close to Ramnad where the Raja Palace is located, and is still occupied by the former Sethupathy Raja and his family. Although no longer in power the family contributes to the community by setting up schools and hospitals.

Demographics

The Alagankulam village has a population of 15,473 with a sex ratio of 1067 which is higher than the Tamil Nadu state average of 996. In Alagankulam, the population of children whose ages range between 0 and 6 is 1,730 which makes up 11.18% of total population of the village. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 3.28% and 0.02% of the population respectively. The village had a total of 3259 households. There were a total of 4370 workers. The Literacy Rate is 86.63% - 89.60% for Males, and 83.85% for Females.

Geography

The nearest towns include Ramanathapuram and Rameswaram.

Transport

The village is located in southeast Tamil Nadu and connected by NH 49 to Madurai and Ramanathapuram from Rameswaram.

The nearest airport is Madurai Airport, which is located about 145 kilometres (90 mi) away from the village.

References

"Alagankulam A/b". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.