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About Vayalur Village

Vayalur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 375 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vayalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vayalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608602
Area (hectares) 160.76 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 375
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vayalur compares

By the 2011 count Vayalur is the 143rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 160.76 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 Vayalur

Vayalur 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 Vayalur 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 Vayalur from other places

Vayalur lies about 38 km from Cuddalore. 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 Vayalur
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 4.5 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 38 km

Villages closest to Vayalur

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 Vayalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vayalur village had a population of 720. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Vayalur village has 375 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vayalur has about 920 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 Vayalur is 608602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vayalur covers 160.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Vayalur notes the nearest railway station 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 Vayalur.

Vayalur is about 38 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vayalur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 2.3 km away. Chidambaram is about 4.5 km away. Cuddalore is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaiyalamur (under 2 km), Melmungilladi (1.6 km) and C Melvanniyur (1.8 km).

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

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