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About Vallur Village

Vallur is one of the larger villages in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,935, made up of 6,089 males and 5,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1994.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 600120
Area (hectares) 1994.42 hectares
Population 11,935
Male Population 6,089
Female Population 5,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Vallur compares

By the 2011 count Vallur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 1994.42 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Vallur

Vallur 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 Vallur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vallur from other places

Vallur lies about 42 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Attippattu, about under 2 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 Vallur
Nearest railway station Attippattu under 2 km
Nearest town Mīnjūr 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 13 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 42 km

Villages closest to Vallur

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 Vallur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallur village had a population of 11,935. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Vallur village has 6,089 males and 5,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Vallur is 600120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallur covers 1994.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vallur is Attippattu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Vallur.

Vallur is about 42 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallur is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Attippattu is about under 2 km away. Mīnjūr is about 3.7 km away. Ponneri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandiambakkam (under 2 km), Athipattu (under 2 km) and Kanagavallipuram (2.5 km).

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

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