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About Valaichcherippatti Village

Valaichcherippatti is a mid sized village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 685 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valaichcherippatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valaichcherippatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625103
Area (hectares) 338.02 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 685
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valaichcherippatti compares

By the 2011 count Valaichcherippatti is the 54th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 338.02 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Valaichcherippatti

Valaichcherippatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valaichcherippatti 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valaichcherippatti from other places

Valaichcherippatti lies about 44 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalpattichatram, about 35 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 Valaichcherippatti
Nearest town Natham 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Melur 22 km
Nearest railway station Kalpattichatram 35 km
District headquarters Madurai 44 km

Villages closest to Valaichcherippatti

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 Valaichcherippatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Valaichcherippatti village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 54th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Valaichcherippatti village has 685 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valaichcherippatti has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Valaichcherippatti is 625103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valaichcherippatti covers 338.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Valaichcherippatti is Kalpattichatram, about 35 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 village for Valaichcherippatti.

Valaichcherippatti is about 44 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valaichcherippatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Natham is about 15 km away. Melur is about 22 km away. Kalpattichatram is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valaichcherippatti Hills (under 2 km), Kottampatti (1.7 km) and Manappachcheri (2.4 km).

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

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