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About Valinockam Village

Valinockam is one of the larger villages in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,221, made up of 3,177 males and 3,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valinockam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valinockam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Kadaladi
Pincode 623528
Area (hectares) 1133.97 hectares
Population 6,221
Male Population 3,177
Female Population 3,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valinockam compares

By the 2011 count Valinockam is the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 1133.97 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Valinockam

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

Valinockam lies about 31 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 27 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 Valinockam
Nearest town Kilakarai 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadaladi 18 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 27 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 31 km

Villages closest to Valinockam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valinockam village had a population of 6,221. That makes it the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Valinockam village has 3,177 males and 3,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valinockam has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Valinockam is 623528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valinockam covers 1133.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valinockam falls under Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valinockam is Sattirakkudi, about 27 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 Valinockam.

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

Valinockam is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kilakarai is about 17 km away. Kadaladi is about 18 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melakidaram (7.3 km), Peikulam (8.3 km) and Periakulam (8.3 km).

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

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