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About Valayasettipalayam Village

Valayasettipalayam is a mid sized village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 469 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valayasettipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valayasettipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637301
Area (hectares) 123.92 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 469
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Valayasettipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Valayasettipalayam is the 31st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 123.92 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Valayasettipalayam

Valayasettipalayam 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 Valayasettipalayam 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 Valayasettipalayam from other places

Valayasettipalayam lies about 32 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 1.5 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 Valayasettipalayam
Nearest railway station Mavelipalaiyam 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 5.2 km
Nearest town Sankagiri 5.2 km
District headquarters Salem 32 km

Villages closest to Valayasettipalayam

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.

Common questions about Valayasettipalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayasettipalayam village had a population of 926. That makes it the 31st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Valayasettipalayam village has 469 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayasettipalayam has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Valayasettipalayam is 637301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayasettipalayam covers 123.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Valayasettipalayam is Mavelipalaiyam, about 1.5 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 Valayasettipalayam.

Valayasettipalayam is about 32 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valayasettipalayam is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Mavelipalaiyam is about 1.5 km away. Sankari is about 5.2 km away. Sankagiri is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottavarudampatti (under 2 km), Annadanapatti (1.6 km) and Sungidivarathampatti (1.7 km).

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

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