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About Solavampalayam Village

Solavampalayam is one of the larger villages in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,387, made up of 3,195 males and 3,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 869.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solavampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solavampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642109
Area (hectares) 869.81 hectares
Population 6,387
Male Population 3,195
Female Population 3,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Solavampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Solavampalayam is the 7th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 869.81 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Solavampalayam

Solavampalayam 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 Solavampalayam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Solavampalayam from other places

Solavampalayam lies about 20 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kinathukadavu, about under 2 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 Solavampalayam
Nearest railway station Kinathukadavu under 2 km
Nearest town Chettipālaiyam 8.5 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 20 km

Villages closest to Solavampalayam

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 Solavampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Solavampalayam village had a population of 6,387. That makes it the 7th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Solavampalayam village has 3,195 males and 3,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solavampalayam has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Solavampalayam is 642109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solavampalayam covers 869.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Solavampalayam is Kinathukadavu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Solavampalayam is about 20 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solavampalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kinathukadavu is about under 2 km away. Chettipālaiyam is about 8.5 km away. Coimbatore is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasampalayam (2.3 km), Kondampatty (3.4 km) and Kothavadi (4.5 km).

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

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