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About Valuvur Village

Valuvur is a large village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,770, made up of 1,418 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valuvur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valuvur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609401
Area (hectares) 436.93 hectares
Population 2,770
Male Population 1,418
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valuvur compares

By the 2011 count Valuvur is the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 436.93 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Valuvur

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

Valuvur lies about 38 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 5.8 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 Valuvur
Nearest railway station Mayiladuthurai Junction 5.8 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 8.9 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 38 km

Villages closest to Valuvur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valuvur village had a population of 2,770. That makes it the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Valuvur village has 1,418 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valuvur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Valuvur is 609401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valuvur covers 436.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Valuvur falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valuvur is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 5.8 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 Valuvur.

Valuvur is about 38 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valuvur is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai Junction is about 5.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 6.9 km away. Kuthalam is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirunelkondacheri (under 2 km), Kappur (1.9 km) and Manganallur (2.2 km).

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

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