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About Valambur Village

Valambur is one of the larger villages in Perinthalmanna tehsil, in the district of Malappuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29,201, made up of 13,901 males and 15,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valambur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Tehsil Perinthalmanna
Pincode 679325
Area (hectares) 2113 hectares
Population 29,201
Male Population 13,901
Female Population 15,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Valambur compares

By the 2011 count Valambur is the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents. Its 2113 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Valambur

Valambur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Valambur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valambur from other places

Valambur lies about 15 km from Malappuram, and the nearest railway station is Pattikkad, about 2.8 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 Valambur
Nearest railway station Pattikkad 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Perinthalmanna 3.8 km
Nearest town Perintalmanna 3.8 km
District headquarters Malappuram 15 km

Villages closest to Valambur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valambur village had a population of 29,201. That makes it the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents.

Valambur village has 13,901 males and 15,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valambur has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Valambur is 679325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valambur covers 2113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Valambur falls under Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Valambur is Pattikkad, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Valambur.

Valambur is about 15 km from Malappuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valambur is in Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district. Pattikkad is about 2.8 km away. Perinthalmanna is about 3.8 km away. Perintalmanna is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankada (2.9 km), Angadippuram (3.7 km) and Nenmini (4.5 km).

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

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