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About Thavalam Village

Thavalam is a large village in Nimmanapalle tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,403, made up of 1,202 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1050 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thavalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thavalam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Nimmanapalle
Pincode 517280
Area (hectares) 1050 hectares
Population 2,403
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thavalam compares

By the 2011 count Thavalam is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,289 residents. Its 1050 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Thavalam

Thavalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thavalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thavalam from other places

Thavalam lies about 59 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Vayalpad, about 12 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 Thavalam
Tehsil headquarters Nimmanapalle 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Vayalpad 12 km
Nearest town Madanapalle 18 km
District headquarters Chittoor 59 km

Villages closest to Thavalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thavalam village had a population of 2,403. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,289 residents.

Thavalam village has 1,202 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thavalam has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Thavalam is 517280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thavalam covers 1050 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thavalam falls under Nimmanapalle tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thavalam is Vayalpad, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Thavalam.

Thavalam is about 59 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thavalam is in Nimmanapalle tehsil of Chittoor district. Nimmanapalle is about 3.6 km away. Vayalpad is about 12 km away. Madanapalle is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimmanapalle (3.6 km), Mastur (4.1 km) and Vengamvaripalle (5.5 km).

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

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