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About Sirumalai Village

Sirumalai is a small village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 243 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirumalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirumalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636122
Area (hectares) 276.04 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 243
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sirumalai compares

By the 2011 count Sirumalai is the 50th 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 276.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sirumalai

Sirumalai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirumalai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirumalai from other places

Sirumalai lies about 27 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 16 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 Sirumalai
Nearest railway station Minnampalli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 16 km
Nearest town Pallippatti 17 km
District headquarters Salem 27 km

Villages closest to Sirumalai

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 Sirumalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirumalai village had a population of 481. That makes it the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Sirumalai village has 243 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirumalai has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sirumalai is 636122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirumalai covers 276.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sirumalai is Minnampalli, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sirumalai.

Sirumalai is about 27 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirumalai is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Minnampalli is about 16 km away. Vazhapadi is about 16 km away. Pallippatti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aladipatti (1.9 km), Aranuthumalai (2.0 km) and Periyavelampatti (3.0 km).

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

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