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About Appalavaram Village

Appalavaram is a small village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 247 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Appalavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Appalavaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601204
Area (hectares) 131.67 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 247
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Appalavaram compares

By the 2011 count Appalavaram is the 101st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 131.67 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Appalavaram

Appalavaram 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 Appalavaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. 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 Appalavaram from other places

Appalavaram lies about 44 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Elavur, about 4.7 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 Appalavaram
Nearest railway station Elavur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 13 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 44 km

Villages closest to Appalavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Appalavaram village had a population of 493. That makes it the 101st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Appalavaram village has 247 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Appalavaram has about 996 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 1011.

The pincode recorded for Appalavaram is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Appalavaram covers 131.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Appalavaram falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Appalavaram is Elavur, about 4.7 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 8 km distance for Appalavaram.

Appalavaram is about 44 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Appalavaram is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Elavur is about 4.7 km away. Ponneri is about 13 km away. Thiruvallur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umipedu (2.5 km), Senganyam (3.0 km) and Injur (3.7 km).

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

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