About Sayamalai Village

Sayamalai is one of the larger villages in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,504, made up of 2,706 males and 2,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2590.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sayamalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sayamalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	628552
Area (hectares)	2590.48 hectares
Population	5,504
Male Population	2,706
Female Population	2,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sayamalai compares

By the 2011 count Sayamalai is the 15th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 2590.48 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1034.

Getting to Sayamalai

Sayamalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sayamalai 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. The nearest villages by name are Punnaivanam, Ramalingapuram, Rengasamudram and Sangupatti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sayamalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sayamalai village had a population of 5,504. That makes it the 15th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Sayamalai village has 2,706 males and 2,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sayamalai has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Sayamalai is 628552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sayamalai covers 2590.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sayamalai falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Sayamalai notes the nearest railway station 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 Sayamalai.

Sayamalai is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.