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About Velavayal Village

Velavayal is a small village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 228 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velavayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622202
Area (hectares) 225.69 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 228
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velavayal compares

By the 2011 count Velavayal is the 59th 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 225.69 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Velavayal

Velavayal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Velavayal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velavayal from other places

Velavayal 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 Velavayal
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 4.2 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 26 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 26 km

Villages closest to Velavayal

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 Velavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Velavayal village had a population of 437. That makes it the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Velavayal village has 228 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velavayal has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Velavayal is 622202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velavayal covers 225.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velavayal falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velavayal is Valaramanikkam, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Velavayal.

Velavayal 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.

Velavayal is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Valaramanikkam is about 4.2 km away. Arantāngi is about 7.2 km away. Thirumayam 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 Chittampatti (2.4 km), Anikini (2.9 km) and Thuraiyur (3.1 km).

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

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