About Vayalur Village

Vayalur 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 984, made up of 496 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vayalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vayalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625402
Area (hectares)	153.1 hectares
Population	984
Male Population	496
Female Population	488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vayalur compares

By the 2011 count Vayalur is the 60th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 153.1 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Vayalur

Vayalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vayalur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vayalur from other places

Vayalur lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 4.4 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 Vayalur
Nearest railway station	Samayanallur	4.4 km
Nearest town	Paravai	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	13 km
District headquarters	Madurai	13 km

Villages closest to Vayalur

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.

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Common questions about Vayalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vayalur village had a population of 984. That makes it the 60th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Vayalur village has 496 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vayalur has about 984 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Vayalur is 625402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vayalur covers 153.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vayalur is Samayanallur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Vayalur is about 13 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vayalur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Samayanallur is about 4.4 km away. Paravai is about 6.1 km away. Madurai North is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.