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About Valanendal Village

Valanendal is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 325 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valanendal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valanendal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625005
Area (hectares) 220.04 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 325
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valanendal compares

By the 2011 count Valanendal is the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 220.04 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Valanendal

Valanendal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valanendal 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 Valanendal from other places

Valanendal lies about 11 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 4.8 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 Valanendal
Nearest railway station Tiruparankundram 4.8 km
Nearest town Tirupparangunram 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 11 km
District headquarters Madurai 11 km

Villages closest to Valanendal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valanendal village had a population of 644. That makes it the 39th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Valanendal village has 325 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valanendal has about 982 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Valanendal is 625005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valanendal covers 220.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valanendal falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valanendal is Tiruparankundram, about 4.8 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 Valanendal.

Valanendal is about 11 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valanendal is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Tiruparankundram is about 4.8 km away. Tirupparangunram is about 5.2 km away. Madurai South is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soorakkulam (under 2 km), Nilaiyur (2.4 km) and Periya Alangulam (2.6 km).

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

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