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About Malavelakarai Village

Malavelakarai is a mid sized village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 838 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malavelakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malavelakarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 610204
Area (hectares) 471.91 hectares
Population 1,718
Male Population 838
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malavelakarai compares

By the 2011 count Malavelakarai is the 19th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 471.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Malavelakarai

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

How far is Malavelakarai from other places

Malavelakarai lies about 19 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Ammanur, about 10 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 Malavelakarai
Nearest railway station Ammanur 10 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 19 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 19 km

Villages closest to Malavelakarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malavelakarai village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the 19th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Malavelakarai village has 838 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malavelakarai has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Malavelakarai is 610204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malavelakarai covers 471.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malavelakarai falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Malavelakarai is Ammanur, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malavelakarai.

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

Malavelakarai is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Ammanur is about 10 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 16 km away. Thirukkuvalai 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 Thirukuvalai (1.7 km), Valakarai (1.9 km) and Ettugudi (2.1 km).

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

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