About Valavanur Village

Valavanur is a mid sized village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 686 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valavanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valavanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arcot
Pincode	632511
Area (hectares)	531.14 hectares
Population	1,343
Male Population	686
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 29 km distance

How Valavanur compares

By the 2011 count Valavanur is the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 531.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Valavanur

Valavanur 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 Valavanur 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 29 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valavanur from other places

Valavanur lies about 37 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Thalangai, 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 Valavanur
Nearest town	Walajapet	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arcot	17 km
Nearest railway station	Thalangai	17 km
District headquarters	Vellore	37 km

Villages closest to Valavanur

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 Valavanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Valavanur village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Valavanur village has 686 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valavanur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Valavanur is 632511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valavanur covers 531.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Valavanur is Thalangai, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 29 km distance.

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

Valavanur is about 37 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valavanur is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Walajapet is about 13 km away. Arcot is about 17 km away. Thalangai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.