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About Alavandipuram Village

Alavandipuram is a large village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,014, made up of 987 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alavandipuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alavandipuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 612302
Area (hectares) 261.71 hectares
Population 2,014
Male Population 987
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alavandipuram compares

By the 2011 count Alavandipuram is the 42nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 261.71 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Alavandipuram

Alavandipuram 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 Alavandipuram 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 Alavandipuram from other places

Alavandipuram lies about 27 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Swamimalai, about 1.7 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 Alavandipuram
Nearest railway station Swamimalai 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 6.2 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 7.8 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 27 km

Villages closest to Alavandipuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alavandipuram village had a population of 2,014. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Alavandipuram village has 987 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alavandipuram has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Alavandipuram is 612302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alavandipuram covers 261.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alavandipuram falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alavandipuram is Swamimalai, about 1.7 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 Alavandipuram.

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

Alavandipuram is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Swamimalai is about 1.7 km away. Papanasam is about 6.2 km away. Kumbakonam is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiyagasumuthiram (2.5 km), Adhanur (2.5 km) and Narasimmapuram (2.5 km).

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

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