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About Vellalavayal Village

Vellalavayal is a small village in Avudayarkoil tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 201 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellalavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellalavayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Avudayarkoil
Pincode 622204
Area (hectares) 249.4 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 201
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellalavayal compares

By the 2011 count Vellalavayal is the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 249.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Vellalavayal

Vellalavayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellalavayal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellalavayal from other places

Vellalavayal lies about 26 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 4.2 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 Vellalavayal
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 4.2 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Avudayarkoil 26 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 26 km

Villages closest to Vellalavayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellalavayal village had a population of 377. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Vellalavayal village has 201 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellalavayal has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Vellalavayal is 622204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellalavayal covers 249.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vellalavayal falls under Avudayarkoil tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellalavayal is Valaramanikkam, about 4.2 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 village for Vellalavayal.

Vellalavayal is about 26 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellalavayal is in Avudayarkoil tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Valaramanikkam is about 4.2 km away. Arantāngi is about 7.2 km away. Avudayarkoil is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velivayal (under 2 km), Nattanipurasakudi (3.2 km) and Sathirapatti (3.9 km).

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

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