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About Valacombai Village

Valacombai is a mid sized village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 461 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valacombai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valacombai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Gangavalli
Pincode 636113
Area (hectares) 422.44 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 461
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valacombai compares

By the 2011 count Valacombai is the 25th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 422.44 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Valacombai

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

Valacombai lies about 43 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Attur, 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 Valacombai
Nearest town Tammampatti 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangavalli 23 km
Nearest railway station Attur 25 km
District headquarters Salem 43 km

Villages closest to Valacombai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valacombai village had a population of 919. That makes it the 25th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Valacombai village has 461 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valacombai has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Valacombai is 636113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valacombai covers 422.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valacombai falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valacombai is Attur, about 25 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 Valacombai.

Valacombai is about 43 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valacombai is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Tammampatti is about 4.8 km away. Gangavalli is about 23 km away. Attur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pillaiyarmathi (under 2 km), Sengadu (2.3 km) and Seradimulai (3.5 km).

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

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