About Salavedu Village

Salavedu is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,493, made up of 1,261 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salavedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salavedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604403
Area (hectares)	636.85 hectares
Population	2,493
Male Population	1,261
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Salavedu compares

By the 2011 count Salavedu is the 18th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 636.85 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 999.

Getting to Salavedu

Salavedu 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 Salavedu 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salavedu from other places

Salavedu lies about 77 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Melmaruvattur, about 13 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 Salavedu
Nearest railway station	Melmaruvattur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	14 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	14 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	77 km

Villages closest to Salavedu

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

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Common questions about Salavedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Salavedu village had a population of 2,493. That makes it the 18th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Salavedu village has 1,261 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salavedu has about 977 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Salavedu is 604403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salavedu covers 636.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salavedu falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Salavedu is Melmaruvattur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Salavedu is about 77 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salavedu is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Melmaruvattur is about 13 km away. Vandavasi is about 14 km away. Vandavāsi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.