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About Valasakkalpatti Village

Valasakkalpatti is a small village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 195 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valasakkalpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valasakkalpatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Gangavalli
Pincode 636105
Area (hectares) 146.96 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 195
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valasakkalpatti compares

By the 2011 count Valasakkalpatti is the 28th 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 146.96 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Valasakkalpatti

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

Valasakkalpatti lies about 57 km from Salem. 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 Valasakkalpatti
Tehsil headquarters Gangavalli 5.1 km
Nearest town Attur 16 km
District headquarters Salem 57 km

Villages closest to Valasakkalpatti

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 Valasakkalpatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Valasakkalpatti village had a population of 388. That makes it the 28th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Valasakkalpatti village has 195 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valasakkalpatti has about 990 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 Valasakkalpatti is 636105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valasakkalpatti covers 146.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Valasakkalpatti 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 Valasakkalpatti.

Valasakkalpatti is about 57 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valasakkalpatti is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Gangavalli is about 5.1 km away. Attur is about 16 km away. Salem is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapuram (3.2 km), Anaiyampatty (5.1 km) and Gangavalli Rf (5.1 km).

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

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