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About Valayapalayam Village

Valayapalayam is a mid sized village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 317 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valayapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valayapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Avanashi
Pincode 638103
Area (hectares) 371.34 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 317
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valayapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Valayapalayam is the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 371.34 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Valayapalayam

Valayapalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valayapalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Valayapalayam from other places

Valayapalayam lies about 14 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 12 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 Valayapalayam
Tehsil headquarters Avanashi 3.8 km
Nearest town Avinashi 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Vanjipalaiyam 12 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 14 km

Villages closest to Valayapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valayapalayam village had a population of 632. That makes it the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Valayapalayam village has 317 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayapalayam has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Valayapalayam is 638103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayapalayam covers 371.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Valayapalayam falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valayapalayam is Vanjipalaiyam, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Valayapalayam.

Valayapalayam is about 14 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valayapalayam is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Avanashi is about 3.8 km away. Avinashi is about 3.8 km away. Vanjipalaiyam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangarasavalayapalayam (under 2 km), Naduvacheri (under 2 km) and Sinnaripalayam (1.7 km).

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

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