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About Alivalam Village

Alivalam is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 720 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alivalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alivalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614602
Area (hectares) 380.83 hectares
Population 1,467
Male Population 720
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alivalam compares

By the 2011 count Alivalam is the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 380.83 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Alivalam

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

Alivalam lies about 43 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 Alivalam
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 5.5 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 43 km

Villages closest to Alivalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alivalam village had a population of 1,467. That makes it the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Alivalam village has 720 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alivalam has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Alivalam is 614602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alivalam covers 380.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alivalam falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Alivalam 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 Alivalam.

Alivalam is about 43 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alivalam is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 5.5 km away. Thanjavur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuvaramadai (under 2 km), Kalugapulikkadu (under 2 km) and Kondikulam (under 2 km).

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

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