About Vallam Village

Vallam is a large village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,837, made up of 1,506 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1124.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Sriperumbudur
Pincode	602105
Area (hectares)	1124.17 hectares
Population	2,837
Male Population	1,506
Female Population	1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Vallam compares

By the 2011 count Vallam is the 21st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 1124.17 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Vallam

Vallam 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 Vallam 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vallam from other places

Vallam lies about 26 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Potheri, about 14 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 Vallam
Tehsil headquarters	Sriperumbudur	8.2 km
Nearest town	Srīperumbūdūr	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Potheri	14 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	26 km

Villages closest to Vallam

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

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Common questions about Vallam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallam village had a population of 2,837. That makes it the 21st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Vallam village has 1,506 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallam has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Vallam is 602105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallam covers 1124.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vallam falls under Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vallam is Potheri, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vallam.

Vallam is about 26 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallam is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Sriperumbudur is about 8.2 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 8.2 km away. Potheri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.