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About Siruvalur Village

Siruvalur is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,923, made up of 3,982 males and 3,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2522.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siruvalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siruvalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638054
Area (hectares) 2522.25 hectares
Population 7,923
Male Population 3,982
Female Population 3,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siruvalur compares

By the 2011 count Siruvalur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 2522.25 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Siruvalur

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

Siruvalur lies about 29 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, about 20 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 Siruvalur
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 10 km
Nearest railway station Vijayamangalam 20 km
District headquarters Erode 29 km

Villages closest to Siruvalur

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 Siruvalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Siruvalur village had a population of 7,923. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Siruvalur village has 3,982 males and 3,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siruvalur has about 990 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Siruvalur is 638054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siruvalur covers 2522.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Siruvalur is Vijayamangalam, about 20 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 Siruvalur.

Siruvalur is about 29 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siruvalur is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 10 km away. Vijayamangalam is about 20 km away. Erode is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavandampalayam (under 2 km), Santhipalayam (2.6 km) and Sinnaripalayam (2.8 km).

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

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