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About Dhalavaipalayam Village

Dhalavaipalayam is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 626 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalavaipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalavaipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642123
Area (hectares) 389.19 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 626
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhalavaipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Dhalavaipalayam is the 96th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 389.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dhalavaipalayam

Dhalavaipalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhalavaipalayam 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhalavaipalayam from other places

Dhalavaipalayam lies about 46 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Pollachi Junction, about 8.5 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 Dhalavaipalayam
Nearest town Sūleswaranpatti 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Pollachi Junction 8.5 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 46 km

Villages closest to Dhalavaipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalavaipalayam village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 96th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Dhalavaipalayam village has 626 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalavaipalayam has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dhalavaipalayam is 642123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalavaipalayam covers 389.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalavaipalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Dhalavaipalayam is Pollachi Junction, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhalavaipalayam is about 46 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalavaipalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Sūleswaranpatti is about 6.7 km away. Pollachi is about 8.4 km away. Pollachi Junction is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palayur (under 2 km), Veeralpatti (1.5 km) and Muthur (2.0 km).

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

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