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About Valayaputhur Village

Valayaputhur is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 419 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valayaputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valayaputhur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603314
Area (hectares) 333.36 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 419
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Valayaputhur compares

By the 2011 count Valayaputhur is the 109th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 333.36 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 995.

Getting to Valayaputhur

Valayaputhur 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 Valayaputhur as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valayaputhur from other places

Valayaputhur lies about 27 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 24 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 Valayaputhur
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 27 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 27 km

Villages closest to Valayaputhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayaputhur village had a population of 804. That makes it the 109th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Valayaputhur village has 419 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayaputhur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Valayaputhur is 603314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayaputhur covers 333.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valayaputhur falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valayaputhur is Pakkam, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Valayaputhur.

Valayaputhur is about 27 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valayaputhur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 8.7 km away. Pakkam is about 24 km away. Maduranthakam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mariputhur (under 2 km), Pathur (under 2 km) and Vadakkuputhur (under 2 km).

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

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