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About Mailapalaiyam Village

Mailapalaiyam is a mid sized village in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 471 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailapalaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailapalaiyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Omalur
Pincode 636011
Area (hectares) 265.47 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 471
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mailapalaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Mailapalaiyam is the 74th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 265.47 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Mailapalaiyam

Mailapalaiyam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mailapalaiyam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mailapalaiyam from other places

Mailapalaiyam lies about 43 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mettur Dam, about 3.6 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 Mailapalaiyam
Nearest town Mettur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Mettur Dam 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Omalur 29 km
District headquarters Salem 43 km

Villages closest to Mailapalaiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailapalaiyam village had a population of 908. That makes it the 74th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Mailapalaiyam village has 471 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailapalaiyam has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Mailapalaiyam is 636011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mailapalaiyam covers 265.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mailapalaiyam falls under Omalur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mailapalaiyam is Mettur Dam, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mailapalaiyam.

Mailapalaiyam 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.

Mailapalaiyam is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Mettur is about 3.0 km away. Mettur Dam is about 3.6 km away. Omalur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saminayakkanpatti (13 km), Kaminaickanpatti (13 km) and Ettikuttapatti (14 km).

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

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