About Alavayal Village

Alavayal is a large village in Ponnamaravathi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,827, made up of 1,398 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alavayal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Ponnamaravathi
Pincode	622401
Area (hectares)	448.75 hectares
Population	2,827
Male Population	1,398
Female Population	1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alavayal compares

By the 2011 count Alavayal is the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents. Its 448.75 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Alavayal

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

Alavayal lies about 31 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 25 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 Alavayal
Nearest railway station	Tirumayam	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ponnamaravathi	31 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	31 km

Villages closest to Alavayal

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

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Common questions about Alavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Alavayal village had a population of 2,827. That makes it the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents.

Alavayal village has 1,398 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alavayal has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Alavayal is 622401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alavayal covers 448.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alavayal falls under Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alavayal is Tirumayam, about 25 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 Alavayal.

Alavayal is about 31 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alavayal is in Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 25 km away. Ponnamaravathi is about 31 km away. Pudukkottai is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.