About Valathur Village

Valathur is one of the larger villages in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,161, made up of 2,386 males and 2,775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Papanasam
Pincode	614210
Area (hectares)	258.35 hectares
Population	5,161
Male Population	2,386
Female Population	2,775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Valathur compares

By the 2011 count Valathur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 258.35 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Valathur

Valathur 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 Valathur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valathur from other places

Valathur lies about 40 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 10 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 Valathur
Nearest railway station	Tirunageswaram	10 km
Nearest town	Kumbakonam	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Papanasam	24 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	40 km

Villages closest to Valathur

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.

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Common questions about Valathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Valathur village had a population of 5,161. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Valathur village has 2,386 males and 2,775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valathur has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Valathur is 614210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valathur covers 258.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Valathur is Tirunageswaram, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Valathur is about 40 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valathur is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tirunageswaram is about 10 km away. Kumbakonam is about 12 km away. Papanasam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.