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About Vallankulam Village

Vallankulam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 132 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625017
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 132
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vallankulam compares

By the 2011 count Vallankulam is the 108th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Vallankulam

Vallankulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vallankulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Vallankulam from other places

Vallankulam lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 4.3 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 Vallankulam
Nearest railway station Samayanallur 4.3 km
Nearest town Paravai 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 13 km

Villages closest to Vallankulam

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 Vallankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallankulam village had a population of 257. That makes it the 108th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Vallankulam village has 132 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallankulam has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Vallankulam is 625017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallankulam covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vallankulam is Samayanallur, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Vallankulam.

Vallankulam 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.

Vallankulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Samayanallur is about 4.3 km away. Paravai is about 6.0 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 Vayalur (under 2 km), Vairavanatham (under 2 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 Vallankulam today is likely to be higher.

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