About Valaiyathur Village

Valaiyathur is a large village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,430, made up of 2,240 males and 2,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1185.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valaiyathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valaiyathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arcot
Pincode	632504
Area (hectares)	1185.76 hectares
Population	4,430
Male Population	2,240
Female Population	2,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 19 km distance

How Valaiyathur compares

By the 2011 count Valaiyathur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 1185.76 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1000.

Getting to Valaiyathur

Valaiyathur 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 Valaiyathur 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 19 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valaiyathur from other places

Valaiyathur lies about 28 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, about 17 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 Valaiyathur
Nearest town	Arni	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sedarampattu	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arcot	17 km
District headquarters	Vellore	28 km

Villages closest to Valaiyathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Valaiyathur village had a population of 4,430. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Valaiyathur village has 2,240 males and 2,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valaiyathur has about 978 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Valaiyathur is 632504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valaiyathur covers 1185.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valaiyathur falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Valaiyathur is Sedarampattu, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 19 km distance.

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

Valaiyathur is about 28 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valaiyathur is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Arni is about 11 km away. Sedarampattu is about 17 km away. Arcot is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.