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About Vahaivilai Village

Vahaivilai is a small village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 206 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vahaivilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vahaivilai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628210
Area (hectares) 136.85 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 206
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vahaivilai compares

By the 2011 count Vahaivilai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 136.85 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Vahaivilai

Vahaivilai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vahaivilai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vahaivilai from other places

Vahaivilai lies about 40 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Nazareth, about 14 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 Vahaivilai
Nearest railway station Nazareth 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchendur 16 km
Nearest town Tiruchchendur 16 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 40 km

Villages closest to Vahaivilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vahaivilai village had a population of 447. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Vahaivilai village has 206 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vahaivilai has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Vahaivilai is 628210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vahaivilai covers 136.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vahaivilai falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vahaivilai is Nazareth, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Vahaivilai is about 40 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vahaivilai is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Nazareth is about 14 km away. Tiruchendur is about 16 km away. Tiruchchendur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Megnanapuram (4.2 km), Udangudi (4.2 km) and Nangaimozhi (4.2 km).

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

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