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About Dalavanur Village

Dalavanur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 591 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalavanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalavanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604205
Area (hectares) 402.7 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 591
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Dalavanur compares

By the 2011 count Dalavanur is the 136th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 402.7 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Dalavanur

Dalavanur 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 Dalavanur 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalavanur from other places

Dalavanur lies about 25 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 12 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 Dalavanur
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 11 km
Nearest railway station Perani 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 25 km

Villages closest to Dalavanur

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 Dalavanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalavanur village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 136th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Dalavanur village has 591 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalavanur has about 986 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 Dalavanur is 604205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalavanur covers 402.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dalavanur is Perani, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

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

Dalavanur is about 25 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalavanur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 11 km away. Perani is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kommedu (under 2 km), Kallalipattu (1.5 km) and Vilvamadevi (1.5 km).

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

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