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About Siruvalai Village

Siruvalai 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 1,282, made up of 636 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siruvalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siruvalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625402
Area (hectares) 389.59 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 636
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siruvalai compares

By the 2011 count Siruvalai is the 51st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 389.59 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Siruvalai

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

How far is Siruvalai from other places

Siruvalai lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 5.8 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 Siruvalai
Nearest railway station Samayanallur 5.8 km
Nearest town Paravai 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 13 km

Villages closest to Siruvalai

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 Siruvalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Siruvalai village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 51st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Siruvalai village has 636 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siruvalai has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Siruvalai covers 389.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Siruvalai is Samayanallur, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Siruvalai.

Siruvalai 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.

Siruvalai is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Samayanallur is about 5.8 km away. Paravai is about 6.8 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.

The closest recorded villages are Ambalathadi (under 2 km), Vayalur (1.5 km) and Pillayarnatham (1.6 km).

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

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