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About Valamavur Village

Valamavur is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 344 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valamavur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valamavur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623531
Area (hectares) 677.05 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 344
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valamavur compares

By the 2011 count Valamavur is the 69th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 677.05 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Valamavur

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

Valamavur lies about 23 km from Ramanathapuram. 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 Valamavur
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 24 km

Villages closest to Valamavur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valamavur village had a population of 704. That makes it the 69th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Valamavur village has 344 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valamavur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Valamavur is 623531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valamavur covers 677.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Valamavur falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Valamavur notes the nearest railway station 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 Valamavur.

Valamavur is about 23 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valamavur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Ramanathapuram is about 23 km away. Tiruvadanai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiruppalaikkudi (2.5 km), Tuthiyendal (4.2 km) and Sholandur (5.8 km).

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

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