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About Valappandal Village

Valappandal is a large village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,368, made up of 2,185 males and 2,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valappandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valappandal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arcot
Pincode 632318
Area (hectares) 706.13 hectares
Population 4,368
Male Population 2,185
Female Population 2,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Valappandal compares

By the 2011 count Valappandal is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 706.13 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Valappandal

Valappandal 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 Valappandal 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 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valappandal from other places

Valappandal lies about 42 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, 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 Valappandal
Nearest town Arni 11 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Arcot 31 km
District headquarters Vellore 42 km

Villages closest to Valappandal

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.

Common questions about Valappandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Valappandal village had a population of 4,368. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Valappandal village has 2,185 males and 2,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valappandal has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Valappandal is 632318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valappandal covers 706.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Valappandal is Arni Road, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

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

Valappandal is about 42 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valappandal is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Arni is about 11 km away. Arni Road is about 19 km away. Arcot is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melapalandai (3.2 km), Mel Pudupakkam (3.6 km) and Soraiyur (4.8 km).

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

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