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About Uthumalai Village

Uthumalai is one of the larger villages in Veerakeralamputhur tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,737, made up of 3,788 males and 3,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3443.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627860, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uthumalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uthumalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Veerakeralamputhur
Pincode 627860
Area (hectares) 3443.55 hectares
Population 7,737
Male Population 3,788
Female Population 3,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uthumalai compares

By the 2011 count Uthumalai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,393 residents. Its 3443.55 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1033.

Getting to Uthumalai

Uthumalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uthumalai 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 Uthumalai from other places

Uthumalai lies about 33 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Pavurchutram, about 19 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 Uthumalai
Nearest town Sūrandai 12 km
Nearest railway station Pavurchutram 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Veerakeralamputhur 33 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 33 km

Villages closest to Uthumalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uthumalai village had a population of 7,737. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,393 residents.

Uthumalai village has 3,788 males and 3,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uthumalai has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Uthumalai is 627860. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uthumalai covers 3443.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uthumalai falls under Veerakeralamputhur tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Uthumalai is Pavurchutram, about 19 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 Uthumalai.

Uthumalai is about 33 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uthumalai is in Veerakeralamputhur tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Sūrandai is about 12 km away. Pavurchutram is about 19 km away. Veerakeralamputhur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uthumalai R F (under 2 km), Navaneethakrishnapuram (4.8 km) and Karuvanda (5.2 km).

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

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