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About Avurivakkam Village

Avurivakkam is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 441 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avurivakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avurivakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601205
Area (hectares) 298.57 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 441
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 7 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 24 km distance

How Avurivakkam compares

By the 2011 count Avurivakkam is the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 298.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Avurivakkam

Avurivakkam 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 Avurivakkam as Available within 7 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 24 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Avurivakkam from other places

Avurivakkam lies about 44 km from Thiruvallur. 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 Avurivakkam
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 7.2 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 44 km

Villages closest to Avurivakkam

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 Avurivakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Avurivakkam village had a population of 892. That makes it the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Avurivakkam village has 441 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avurivakkam has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Avurivakkam is 601205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avurivakkam covers 298.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Avurivakkam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 24 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 7 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Avurivakkam.

Avurivakkam 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.

Avurivakkam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Ponneri is about 7.2 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 Vembedu (under 2 km), Medur (1.8 km) and Vidathandalam (1.8 km).

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

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