About Valandur Village

Valandur is one of the larger villages in Usilampatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,142, made up of 2,647 males and 2,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valandur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Usilampatti
Pincode	625532
Area (hectares)	1036.25 hectares
Population	5,142
Male Population	2,647
Female Population	2,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valandur compares

By the 2011 count Valandur is the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents. Its 1036.25 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Valandur

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

Valandur lies about 27 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sikkampatti, about 6.8 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 Valandur
Nearest railway station	Sikkampatti	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Usilampatti	9.5 km
District headquarters	Madurai	27 km

Villages closest to Valandur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valandur village had a population of 5,142. That makes it the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents.

Valandur village has 2,647 males and 2,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valandur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Valandur is 625532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valandur covers 1036.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valandur falls under Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valandur is Sikkampatti, about 6.8 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 Valandur.

Valandur is about 27 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valandur is in Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district. Sikkampatti is about 6.8 km away. Usilampatti is about 9.5 km away. Madurai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.