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About Vaniyavallam Village

Vaniyavallam is a large village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,108, made up of 1,573 males and 1,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaniyavallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaniyavallam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623705
Area (hectares) 1023.09 hectares
Population 3,108
Male Population 1,573
Female Population 1,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaniyavallam compares

By the 2011 count Vaniyavallam is the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 1023.09 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 992.

Getting to Vaniyavallam

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

Vaniyavallam lies about 26 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 10 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 Vaniyavallam
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 10 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 26 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 26 km

Villages closest to Vaniyavallam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaniyavallam village had a population of 3,108. That makes it the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Vaniyavallam village has 1,573 males and 1,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaniyavallam has about 976 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Vaniyavallam is 623705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaniyavallam covers 1023.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaniyavallam falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vaniyavallam is Paramakkudi, about 10 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 Vaniyavallam.

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

Vaniyavallam is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Paramakkudi is about 10 km away. Paramagudi is about 10 km away. Paramakudi 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 Thalayadikottai (2.2 km), Vallam (3.6 km) and Anjamadai (5.1 km).

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

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