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About Vallam Village

Vallam is a small village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 252 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 610207
Area (hectares) 182.98 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 252
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vallam compares

By the 2011 count Vallam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 182.98 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vallam

Vallam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vallam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vallam from other places

Vallam lies about 19 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Ammanur, about 8.6 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 Vallam
Nearest railway station Ammanur 8.6 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 19 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 19 km

Villages closest to Vallam

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 Vallam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallam village had a population of 495. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Vallam village has 252 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallam has about 964 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Vallam is 610207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallam covers 182.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vallam is Ammanur, about 8.6 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 village for Vallam.

Vallam 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.

Vallam is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Ammanur is about 8.6 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 (under 2 km), Karugudi (1.6 km) and Malavelakarai (2.4 km).

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

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