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About Ayilam Village

Ayilam is a large village in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,560, made up of 1,751 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 899.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ayilam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ayilam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Wallajah
Pincode 632509
Area (hectares) 899.44 hectares
Population 3,560
Male Population 1,751
Female Population 1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 9 km distance

How Ayilam compares

By the 2011 count Ayilam is the 24th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 899.44 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Ayilam

Ayilam 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 Ayilam 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 Ayilam from other places

Ayilam lies about 14 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvalam, about 11 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 Ayilam
Nearest town Vishāram 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Tiruvalam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Wallajah 14 km
District headquarters Vellore 14 km

Villages closest to Ayilam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ayilam village had a population of 3,560. That makes it the 24th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Ayilam village has 1,751 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ayilam has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ayilam is 632509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ayilam covers 899.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ayilam falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ayilam is Tiruvalam, about 11 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 Ayilam.

Ayilam is about 14 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ayilam is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Vishāram is about 4.8 km away. Tiruvalam is about 11 km away. Wallajah is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilkuppam (under 2 km), Arunkundram (under 2 km) and Kathiavadi (1.8 km).

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

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