About Valapuram Village

Valapuram is a large village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,519, made up of 1,785 males and 1,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Kumbakonam
Pincode	612303
Area (hectares)	398.58 hectares
Population	3,519
Male Population	1,785
Female Population	1,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valapuram compares

By the 2011 count Valapuram is the 15th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 398.58 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Valapuram

Valapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valapuram 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 Valapuram from other places

Valapuram lies about 35 km from Thanjavur. 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 Valapuram
Tehsil headquarters	Kumbakonam	6.1 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	35 km

Villages closest to Valapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valapuram village had a population of 3,519. That makes it the 15th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Valapuram village has 1,785 males and 1,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valapuram has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Valapuram is 612303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valapuram covers 398.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Valapuram falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Valapuram notes the nearest railway station 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 Valapuram.

Valapuram is about 35 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valapuram is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 6.1 km away. Thanjavur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.