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About Ambalur Village

Ambalur is a large village in Vaniyambadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,619, made up of 2,292 males and 2,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ambalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ambalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Vaniyambadi
Pincode 635801
Area (hectares) 535.37 hectares
Population 4,619
Male Population 2,292
Female Population 2,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 9 km distance

How Ambalur compares

By the 2011 count Ambalur is the 21st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents. Its 535.37 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ambalur

Ambalur 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 Ambalur 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 9 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ambalur from other places

Ambalur lies about 68 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kettandapatti, about 4.5 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 Ambalur
Nearest railway station Kettandapatti 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaniyambadi 6.2 km
District headquarters Vellore 68 km

Villages closest to Ambalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ambalur village had a population of 4,619. That makes it the 21st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents.

Ambalur village has 2,292 males and 2,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ambalur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ambalur is 635801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ambalur covers 535.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ambalur falls under Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ambalur is Kettandapatti, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 9 km distance.

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

Ambalur is about 68 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ambalur is in Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district. Kettandapatti is about 4.5 km away. Vaniyambadi is about 6.2 km away. Vellore is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavukkapattu (under 2 km), Vadakkupattu (under 2 km) and Mallankuppam (1.6 km).

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

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