Alangayam is a Selection Grade

Town Panchayat A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Tirupathur district Tirupathur District is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was formed in 2019 by the division of Vellore district into three smaller districts. Its creation alongside Ranipet district was announced o ...

in the state of

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. It is located at 18 km from Vaniyambadi. Alangayam is 8 km from the famous Vainu Bappu Observatory in Kavalur. This town is surrounded by mountains on all sides, which keeps Alangayam at a moderate temperature for most of the year. Alangayam comprises villages named Kalai Koil, Peddur, Badakuppam, Pulugarpalli, Gejjaloor, Bunkur, Nadumiyur, Rajapalayam, MGR Nagar, Narasingapuram, Kallaraipatti and Konkiyur. Alangayam is a Town Panchayat in district of Thirupattur, Tamil Nadu. The Alangayam Town Panchayat is divided into 15 wards. Alangayam Town Panchayat has population of 18,327 of which 9,059 are males while 9,268 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Climate

Demographics

India

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, Alangayam had a population of 16,851. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kavalur, the place where Asia's second largest Observatory is situated 8 km from Alangayam. It is in the foot of Yelagiri Hill and Javadu Hills of Tirupathur district. Alangayam is surrounded by forests which is an integral part of disturbed Eastern Ghats.

Transport

Alangayam has a bus station which connects to many cities, including Thirupattur and Vaniyambadi. From these, it is possible to get connections to Vellore and other major cities in Tamil Nadu.

References

https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803405-alangayam-tamil-nadu.html {{Tirupathur district Cities and towns in Tirupathur district