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About Valayamadevi Village

Valayamadevi is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,393, made up of 2,229 males and 2,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valayamadevi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valayamadevi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636121
Area (hectares) 599.96 hectares
Population 4,393
Male Population 2,229
Female Population 2,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valayamadevi compares

By the 2011 count Valayamadevi is the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 599.96 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Valayamadevi

Valayamadevi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valayamadevi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valayamadevi from other places

Valayamadevi lies about 54 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 Valayamadevi
Tehsil headquarters Attur 5.7 km
District headquarters Salem 54 km

Villages closest to Valayamadevi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayamadevi village had a population of 4,393. That makes it the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Valayamadevi village has 2,229 males and 2,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayamadevi has about 971 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Valayamadevi is 636121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayamadevi covers 599.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Valayamadevi falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Valayamadevi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Valayamadevi.

Valayamadevi is about 54 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valayamadevi is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Attur is about 5.7 km away. Salem is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjini (2.5 km), Ammampalayam (3.3 km) and Sadasivapuram (3.5 km).

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

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