Skip to main content

About Alavayal Village

Alavayal is a small village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 176 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622507, 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 Thirumayam
Pincode 622507
Area (hectares) 71.04 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 176
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alavayal compares

By the 2011 count Alavayal is the 61st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 71.04 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Alavayal

The census records public bus service for Alavayal 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 <5 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 Thirumayam 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 Thirumayam 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 Alavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Alavayal village had a population of 327. That makes it the 61st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Alavayal village has 176 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alavayal has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Alavayal is 622507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alavayal covers 71.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alavayal falls under Thirumayam 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 <5 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 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 Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 25 km away. Thirumayam 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.

The closest recorded villages are Athur (12 km), Kulipirai (12 km) and Melappanaiyur (15 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All