About Valayankulam Village

Valayankulam is one of the larger villages in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,705, made up of 2,869 males and 2,836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valayankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valayankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai South
Pincode	625022
Area (hectares)	608.99 hectares
Population	5,705
Male Population	2,869
Female Population	2,836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valayankulam compares

By the 2011 count Valayankulam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 608.99 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Valayankulam

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

Valayankulam lies about 12 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 8.5 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 Valayankulam
Nearest town	Avaniyāpuram	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Tiruparankundram	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai South	12 km
District headquarters	Madurai	12 km

Villages closest to Valayankulam

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.

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Common questions about Valayankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayankulam village had a population of 5,705. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Valayankulam village has 2,869 males and 2,836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayankulam has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Valayankulam is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayankulam covers 608.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Valayankulam is Tiruparankundram, about 8.5 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 Valayankulam.

Valayankulam is about 12 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valayankulam is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Avaniyāpuram is about 8.2 km away. Tiruparankundram is about 8.5 km away. Madurai South is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.