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Alangulam | |
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Coordinates: 8°52′N77°30′E / 8.87°N 77.5°E Coordinates: 8°52′N77°30′E / 8.87°N 77.5°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tenkasi, Formerly Tirunelveli District |
Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,948 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 627851 |
Telephone code | +91-04633 |
Vehicle registration | TN 76 |
Sex ratio | 1000 :1040.5 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 74.5% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Tirunelveli |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Alangulam |
Website | www |
Alangulam is a town in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Special Grade Town Panchayat and the centre of the Alangulam Taluk in Tenkasi district.
Alangulam is located at 8°52′N77°30′E / 8.87°N 77.5°E . [1] It is situated at an average elevation of 127 metres (416 feet).
As of 2001 [update] India census, [2] Alangulam had a population of around 17,922 as per the 2001 census. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Alangulam has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Alangulam is a constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. P. H. Manoj Pandian has been the elected Assembly Member for Alangulam in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
Alangulam is the administrative centre of the Alangulam taluka within Tirunelveli District, and is subdivided into following five Firka.
Alangulam is connected by state highways to Tirunelveli (29 km) towards the east, to Tenkasi (24 km) towards the west, to Ambasamudram (20 km) towards the south, to Surandai (17 km) towards the north west Sankarankovil (48 km) towards the north.
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