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About Valayapalayam Village

Valayapalayam is a mid sized village in Udumalaipettai tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 443 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642207, 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 Udumalaipettai
Pincode 642207
Area (hectares) 1356.16 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 443
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valayapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Valayapalayam is the 37th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,644 residents. Its 1356.16 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

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 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 Valayapalayam from other places

Valayapalayam lies about 8.9 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Uttukuli, about 3.2 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
Nearest railway station Uttukuli 3.2 km
Nearest town Nerupperichchal 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Udumalaipettai 8.9 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 8.9 km

Villages closest to Valayapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udumalaipettai 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 843. That makes it the 37th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,644 residents.

Valayapalayam village has 443 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valayapalayam has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Valayapalayam is 642207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valayapalayam covers 1356.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Valayapalayam is Uttukuli, about 3.2 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 Valayapalayam.

Valayapalayam is about 8.9 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 Udumalaipettai tehsil of Tiruppur district. Uttukuli is about 3.2 km away. Nerupperichchal is about 4.9 km away. Udumalaipettai is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reddipalayam (4.7 km), Kanakkampalayam (5.9 km) and Anthiyur (8.4 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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