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About Pulivalam Village

Pulivalam is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 402 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulivalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulivalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 632511
Area (hectares) 253.84 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 402
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 26 km distance

How Pulivalam compares

By the 2011 count Pulivalam is the 146th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 253.84 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Pulivalam

Pulivalam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pulivalam 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 26 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pulivalam from other places

Pulivalam lies about 82 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Thalangai, 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 Pulivalam
Nearest town Walajapet 16 km
Nearest railway station Thalangai 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 22 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 82 km

Villages closest to Pulivalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulivalam village had a population of 783. That makes it the 146th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Pulivalam village has 402 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulivalam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Pulivalam is 632511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulivalam covers 253.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulivalam falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pulivalam is Thalangai, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 km distance.

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

Pulivalam is about 82 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulivalam is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Walajapet is about 16 km away. Thalangai is about 19 km away. Cheyyar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunaipattu (under 2 km), Moonjurpattu (1.8 km) and Ariyur (2.1 km).

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

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