About Sandumalai Village

Sandumalai is a small village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 62 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sandumalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sandumalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Vazhapadi
Pincode	636104
Area (hectares)	20.81 hectares
Population	118
Male Population	62
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sandumalai compares

By the 2011 count Sandumalai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 20.81 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sandumalai

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

How far is Sandumalai from other places

Sandumalai lies about 39 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ettapur Road, about 18 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 Sandumalai
Nearest town	Pallippatti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Ettapur Road	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vazhapadi	20 km
District headquarters	Salem	39 km

Villages closest to Sandumalai

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.

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Common questions about Sandumalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sandumalai village had a population of 118. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Sandumalai village has 62 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sandumalai has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sandumalai is 636104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sandumalai covers 20.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sandumalai is Ettapur Road, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sandumalai.

Sandumalai is about 39 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sandumalai is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Pallippatti is about 16 km away. Ettapur Road is about 18 km away. Vazhapadi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.