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About Valayankulam Village

Valayankulam is a small village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625122, 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 Melur
Pincode 625122
Area (hectares) 57.67 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Valayankulam compares

By the 2011 count Valayankulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 57.67 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Valayankulam

Valayankulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Valayankulam 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 Valayankulam from other places

Valayankulam lies about 22 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Melur 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 18 km
District headquarters Madurai 22 km

Villages closest to Valayankulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Melur 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 Valayankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayankulam village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Valayankulam village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayankulam has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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

Valayankulam covers 57.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Valayankulam is Silaiman, about 18 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 Valayankulam.

Valayankulam is about 22 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 Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 6.3 km away. Silaiman is about 18 km away. Madurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikkampatti (under 2 km), Perungalakudi (1.8 km) and Thiruvadavur (2.9 km).

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

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