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About Valakarai Village

Valakarai is a mid sized village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 821 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valakarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 610204
Area (hectares) 367.22 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 821
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valakarai compares

By the 2011 count Valakarai is the 21st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 367.22 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Valakarai

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

Valakarai lies about 18 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 12 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 Valakarai
Nearest railway station Velankanni 12 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 18 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 18 km

Villages closest to Valakarai

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 Valakarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Valakarai village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 21st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Valakarai village has 821 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valakarai has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Valakarai covers 367.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Valakarai is Velankanni, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Valakarai.

Valakarai is about 18 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valakarai is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Velankanni is about 12 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 17 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madapuram (under 2 km), Malavelakarai (1.9 km) and Esanur (2.6 km).

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

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