About Embalam Village

Embalam is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 591 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Embalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Embalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604406
Area (hectares)	356.58 hectares
Population	1,187
Male Population	591
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 26 km distance

How Embalam compares

By the 2011 count Embalam is the 95th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 356.58 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Embalam

Embalam 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 Embalam 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 Embalam from other places

Embalam lies about 60 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 20 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 Embalam
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	8.3 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Olakur	20 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	60 km

Villages closest to Embalam

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 Embalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Embalam village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 95th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Embalam village has 591 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Embalam has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Embalam is 604406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Embalam covers 356.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Embalam is Olakur, about 20 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 Embalam.

Embalam is about 60 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Embalam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 8.3 km away. Vandavāsi is about 8.3 km away. Olakur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.