About Vaikuntam Village

Vaikuntam is one of the larger villages in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,654, made up of 3,960 males and 3,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1521.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaikuntam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaikuntam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Sankari
Pincode	637503
Area (hectares)	1521.43 hectares
Population	7,654
Male Population	3,960
Female Population	3,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vaikuntam compares

By the 2011 count Vaikuntam is the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 1521.43 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Vaikuntam

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

How far is Vaikuntam from other places

Vaikuntam lies about 28 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 6.0 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 Vaikuntam
Nearest railway station	Mavelipalaiyam	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankari	9.4 km
Nearest town	Sankagiri	9.4 km
District headquarters	Salem	28 km

Villages closest to Vaikuntam

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

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Common questions about Vaikuntam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaikuntam village had a population of 7,654. That makes it the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Vaikuntam village has 3,960 males and 3,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaikuntam has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Vaikuntam is 637503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaikuntam covers 1521.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaikuntam falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vaikuntam is Mavelipalaiyam, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Vaikuntam is about 28 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaikuntam is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Mavelipalaiyam is about 6.0 km away. Sankari is about 9.4 km away. Sankagiri is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.