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About Ramalai Village

Ramalai is one of the larger villages in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,657, made up of 3,298 males and 3,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Gudiyatham
Pincode 632602
Area (hectares) 680.49 hectares
Population 6,657
Male Population 3,298
Female Population 3,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 7 km distance

How Ramalai compares

By the 2011 count Ramalai is the 4th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 680.49 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Ramalai

Ramalai 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 Ramalai 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 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ramalai from other places

Ramalai lies about 28 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Gudiyattam, about 6.7 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 Ramalai
Nearest town Kondasamudram 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudiyatham 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Gudiyattam 6.7 km
District headquarters Vellore 28 km

Villages closest to Ramalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramalai village had a population of 6,657. That makes it the 4th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Ramalai village has 3,298 males and 3,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramalai has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Ramalai is 632602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramalai covers 680.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ramalai falls under Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ramalai is Gudiyattam, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

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

Ramalai 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.

Ramalai is in Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Kondasamudram is about 5.2 km away. Gudiyatham is about 5.3 km away. Gudiyattam is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thattimanapalli (under 2 km), Nellorepettai (2.1 km) and Kallapadi (2.5 km).

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

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