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About Dalavalappattu Village

Dalavalappattu is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 664 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalavalappattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalavalappattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 605651
Area (hectares) 166.18 hectares
Population 1,314
Male Population 664
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 9 km distance

How Dalavalappattu compares

By the 2011 count Dalavalappattu is the 119th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 166.18 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 987.

Getting to Dalavalappattu

Dalavalappattu 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 Dalavalappattu 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 Dalavalappattu from other places

Dalavalappattu lies about 26 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 5.1 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 Dalavalappattu
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 5.1 km
Nearest town Tindivanam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 26 km

Villages closest to Dalavalappattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalavalappattu village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 119th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Dalavalappattu village has 664 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalavalappattu has about 979 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Dalavalappattu is 605651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalavalappattu covers 166.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalavalappattu falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Dalavalappattu is Nedimolyanur, about 5.1 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 Dalavalappattu.

Dalavalappattu is about 26 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalavalappattu is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Nedimolyanur is about 5.1 km away. Tindivanam is about 15 km away. Gingee is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puttur (under 2 km), Amur (under 2 km) and Kattuchittamur (under 2 km).

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

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