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About Virakavundanur Village

Virakavundanur is a mid sized village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 798 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virakavundanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virakavundanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636119
Area (hectares) 23.74 hectares
Population 1,602
Male Population 798
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Virakavundanur compares

By the 2011 count Virakavundanur is the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 23.74 hectares work out to about 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Virakavundanur

Virakavundanur 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 Virakavundanur 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 Virakavundanur from other places

Virakavundanur lies about 37 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about under 2 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 Virakavundanur
Nearest railway station Peddanayakkanpalaiyam under 2 km
Nearest town Narasingapuram 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 13 km
District headquarters Salem 37 km

Villages closest to Virakavundanur

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 Virakavundanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Virakavundanur village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Virakavundanur village has 798 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virakavundanur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Virakavundanur is 636119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virakavundanur covers 23.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 67 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Virakavundanur is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about under 2 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 Virakavundanur.

Virakavundanur is about 37 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virakavundanur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about under 2 km away. Narasingapuram is about 10 km away. Attur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puthiragoundampalayam (1.7 km), Muthakavandanur (1.8 km) and Olaipadi (2.0 km).

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

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