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About Alavandan Village

Alavandan is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 520 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alavandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alavandan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 43.39 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 520
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alavandan compares

By the 2011 count Alavandan is the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 43.39 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Alavandan

Alavandan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alavandan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Alavandan from other places

Alavandan lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 6.9 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 Alavandan
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 16 km
District headquarters Madurai 16 km

Villages closest to Alavandan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Alavandan

As per the Census of India 2011, Alavandan village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Alavandan village has 520 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alavandan has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Alavandan is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alavandan covers 43.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alavandan falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alavandan is Silaiman, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alavandan.

Alavandan is about 16 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alavandan is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Tiruppuvanam is about 6.8 km away. Silaiman is about 6.9 km away. Madurai North is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunnathur (under 2 km), Senkottai (1.5 km) and Kalimangalam (2.2 km).

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

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