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About Valayapatti Village

Valayapatti is a large village in Vadipatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,283 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 792.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valayapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valayapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Vadipatti
Pincode 625503
Area (hectares) 792.58 hectares
Population 2,569
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valayapatti compares

By the 2011 count Valayapatti is the 21st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 792.58 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Valayapatti

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

Valayapatti lies about 19 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 17 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 Valayapatti
Nearest town Kannānendal 13 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 17 km
District headquarters Madurai 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Vadipatti 28 km

Villages closest to Valayapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayapatti village had a population of 2,569. That makes it the 21st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Valayapatti village has 1,283 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayapatti has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Valayapatti is 625503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayapatti covers 792.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valayapatti falls under Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valayapatti is Kudalnagar, about 17 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 Valayapatti.

Valayapatti is about 19 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valayapatti is in Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 13 km away. Kudalnagar is about 17 km away. Madurai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saranthangi (8.4 km), Parali (8.8 km) and Tattankulam (9.2 km).

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

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