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About Alaveli Village

Alaveli is a mid sized village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 759 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alaveli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alaveli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609118
Area (hectares) 259.29 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 759
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alaveli compares

By the 2011 count Alaveli is the 72nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 259.29 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Alaveli

Alaveli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alaveli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alaveli from other places

Alaveli lies about 45 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 5.4 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 Alaveli
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 5.4 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 10 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 45 km

Villages closest to Alaveli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alaveli village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Alaveli village has 759 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alaveli has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Alaveli is 609118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alaveli covers 259.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alaveli falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alaveli is Vithisvarankol, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alaveli.

Alaveli is about 45 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alaveli is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Vithisvarankol is about 5.4 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 8.2 km away. Sirkali is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semangalam (under 2 km), Kondathur (3.4 km) and Keelaiyur (4.0 km).

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

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