About Polivakkam Village

Polivakkam is a large village in Thiruvallur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,698, made up of 1,847 males and 1,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1262.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polivakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polivakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Thiruvallur
Pincode	602002
Area (hectares)	1262.09 hectares
Population	3,698
Male Population	1,847
Female Population	1,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 4 km distance

How Polivakkam compares

By the 2011 count Polivakkam is the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents. Its 1262.09 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Polivakkam

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

How far is Polivakkam from other places

Polivakkam lies about 8.4 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvallur, about 5.3 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 Polivakkam
Nearest town	Vengattūr	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Tiruvallur	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thiruvallur	8.4 km

Villages closest to Polivakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polivakkam village had a population of 3,698. That makes it the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents.

Polivakkam village has 1,847 males and 1,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polivakkam has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Polivakkam is 602002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polivakkam covers 1262.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polivakkam falls under Thiruvallur tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Polivakkam is Tiruvallur, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Polivakkam.

Polivakkam is about 8.4 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polivakkam is in Thiruvallur tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Vengattūr is about 4.0 km away. Tiruvallur is about 5.3 km away. Thiruvallur is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.