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About Avalampalayam Village

Avalampalayam is a mid sized village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 475 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avalampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avalampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638110
Area (hectares) 713.35 hectares
Population 960
Male Population 475
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Avalampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Avalampalayam is the 52nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 713.35 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Avalampalayam

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

Avalampalayam lies about 39 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 23 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 Avalampalayam
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 14 km
Nearest railway station Koolipalayam 23 km
District headquarters Erode 39 km

Villages closest to Avalampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avalampalayam village had a population of 960. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Avalampalayam village has 475 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avalampalayam has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Avalampalayam is 638110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avalampalayam covers 713.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Avalampalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Avalampalayam is Koolipalayam, about 23 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 Avalampalayam.

Avalampalayam is about 39 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avalampalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 14 km away. Koolipalayam is about 23 km away. Erode is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadasellipalayam (under 2 km), Koshanam (2.5 km) and Talguni (5.9 km).

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

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