About Sholavaram Village

Sholavaram 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 9,397, made up of 4,662 males and 4,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600067, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sholavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sholavaram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ponneri
Pincode	600067
Area (hectares)	597.15 hectares
Population	9,397
Male Population	4,662
Female Population	4,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Sholavaram compares

By the 2011 count Sholavaram 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 597.15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Sholavaram

Sholavaram 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 Sholavaram 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sholavaram from other places

Sholavaram lies about 29 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Anuppambattu, 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 Sholavaram
Nearest town	Pādiyanallūr	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Anuppambattu	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ponneri	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	29 km

Villages closest to Sholavaram

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.

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Common questions about Sholavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Sholavaram village had a population of 9,397. 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.

Sholavaram village has 4,662 males and 4,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sholavaram has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Sholavaram is 600067. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sholavaram covers 597.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sholavaram is Anuppambattu, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Sholavaram is about 29 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sholavaram is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pādiyanallūr is about 4.5 km away. Anuppambattu is about 10 km away. Ponneri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.