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About Vayalathur Village

Vayalathur is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 257 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vayalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vayalathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 631702
Area (hectares) 108.19 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 257
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Vayalathur compares

By the 2011 count Vayalathur is the 191st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 108.19 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Vayalathur

Vayalathur 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 Vayalathur 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vayalathur from other places

Vayalathur lies about 80 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram, 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 Vayalathur
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 13 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram 19 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 80 km

Villages closest to Vayalathur

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 Vayalathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vayalathur village had a population of 505. That makes it the 191st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Vayalathur village has 257 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vayalathur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vayalathur is 631702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vayalathur covers 108.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vayalathur is Kanchipuram, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Vayalathur is about 80 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vayalathur is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 13 km away. Kanchipuram is about 19 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodaiyampakkam (under 2 km), Sumangali (3.0 km) and Thandappanthangal (3.3 km).

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

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