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About Vaiyalamur Village

Vaiyalamur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 613 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaiyalamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaiyalamur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608601
Area (hectares) 452.86 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 613
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaiyalamur compares

By the 2011 count Vaiyalamur is the 101st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 452.86 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vaiyalamur

Vaiyalamur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaiyalamur 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 Vaiyalamur from other places

Vaiyalamur 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 Vaiyalamur
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 4.5 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 38 km

Villages closest to Vaiyalamur

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 Vaiyalamur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaiyalamur village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 101st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Vaiyalamur village has 613 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaiyalamur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Vaiyalamur is 608601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaiyalamur covers 452.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Vaiyalamur 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.

Vaiyalamur 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 Vayalur (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 Vaiyalamur today is likely to be higher.

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