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About Malaiyalapatti Village

Malaiyalapatti is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 310 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaiyalapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaiyalapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636202
Area (hectares) 198.17 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 310
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malaiyalapatti compares

By the 2011 count Malaiyalapatti is the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 198.17 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 973.

Getting to Malaiyalapatti

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

How far is Malaiyalapatti from other places

Malaiyalapatti lies about 23 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 15 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 Malaiyalapatti
Nearest town Nāmagiripettai 12 km
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 15 km
District headquarters Salem 23 km

Villages closest to Malaiyalapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaiyalapatti village had a population of 601. That makes it the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Malaiyalapatti village has 310 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaiyalapatti has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Malaiyalapatti is 636202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaiyalapatti covers 198.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malaiyalapatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Malaiyalapatti is Valappadi Gate, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Malaiyalapatti is about 23 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaiyalapatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Nāmagiripettai is about 12 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 15 km away. Vazhapadi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karungalpatti (2.5 km), Jambuthumalai (3.2 km) and Tirumanur (3.9 km).

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

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