About Valaichikulam Village

Valaichikulam 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 655, made up of 342 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valaichikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valaichikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625122
Area (hectares)	53.72 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	342
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Valaichikulam compares

By the 2011 count Valaichikulam is the 74th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 53.72 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Valaichikulam

Valaichikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valaichikulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Valaichikulam from other places

Valaichikulam lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 13 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 Valaichikulam
Nearest town	Melur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	16 km
District headquarters	Madurai	16 km

Villages closest to Valaichikulam

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 Valaichikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Valaichikulam village had a population of 655. That makes it the 74th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Valaichikulam village has 342 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valaichikulam has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Valaichikulam is 625122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valaichikulam covers 53.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Valaichikulam is Silaiman, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Valaichikulam.

Valaichikulam 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.

Valaichikulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 11 km away. Silaiman is about 13 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.