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About Madavilagam Village

Madavilagam is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 419 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madavilagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madavilagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603312
Area (hectares) 630.55 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 419
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 13 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 33 km distance

How Madavilagam compares

By the 2011 count Madavilagam is the 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 630.55 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Madavilagam

Madavilagam 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 Madavilagam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 13 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 33 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madavilagam from other places

Madavilagam lies about 40 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Otivakkam, about 3.5 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 Madavilagam
Nearest railway station Otivakkam 3.5 km
Nearest town Tirukkalikkunram 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 31 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 40 km

Villages closest to Madavilagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madavilagam village had a population of 828. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Madavilagam village has 419 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madavilagam has about 976 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Madavilagam is 603312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madavilagam covers 630.55 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.

Madavilagam falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Madavilagam is Otivakkam, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 33 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 13 km distance for Madavilagam.

Madavilagam is about 40 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madavilagam is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Otivakkam is about 3.5 km away. Tirukkalikkunram is about 5.7 km away. Cheyyur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madayambakkam (5.4 km), Parameswaramangalam (7.4 km) and Ammanambakkam (8.1 km).

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

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