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About Valayamadevi Village

Valayamadevi is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 556 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valayamadevi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valayamadevi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608704
Area (hectares) 490.02 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 556
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valayamadevi compares

By the 2011 count Valayamadevi is the 117th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 490.02 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Valayamadevi

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

How far is Valayamadevi from other places

Valayamadevi lies about 43 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 8.0 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 Valayamadevi
Nearest railway station Neyveli 8.0 km
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 22 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 43 km

Villages closest to Valayamadevi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayamadevi village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 117th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Valayamadevi village has 556 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayamadevi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Valayamadevi is 608704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayamadevi covers 490.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valayamadevi falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valayamadevi is Neyveli, about 8.0 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 village for Valayamadevi.

Valayamadevi is about 43 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valayamadevi is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about 8.0 km away. Kurinjippādi is about 13 km away. Chidambaram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinna Nerkunam (2.2 km), Erumbur (2.5 km) and Periya Nerkunam (2.8 km).

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

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