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About Vallakulam Village

Vallakulam is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,570 males and 1,743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2503.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallakulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Srivaikuntam
Pincode 628622
Area (hectares) 2503.53 hectares
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,570
Female Population 1,743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vallakulam compares

By the 2011 count Vallakulam is the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 2503.53 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Vallakulam

Vallakulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vallakulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vallakulam from other places

Vallakulam lies about 36 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Thathankulam, about 2.9 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 Vallakulam
Nearest railway station Thathankulam 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivaikuntam 7.6 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 23 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 36 km

Villages closest to Vallakulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallakulam village had a population of 3,313. That makes it the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Vallakulam village has 1,570 males and 1,743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallakulam has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Vallakulam is 628622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallakulam covers 2503.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vallakulam falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vallakulam is Thathankulam, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vallakulam.

Vallakulam is about 36 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallakulam is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Thathankulam is about 2.9 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 7.6 km away. Tirunelveli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Terkukariseri (2.4 km), Kalvay (2.6 km) and Karungulam (4.0 km).

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

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