About Embalam Village

Embalam is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 486 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Embalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Embalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604204
Area (hectares)	202.75 hectares
Population	953
Male Population	486
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 52 km distance

How Embalam compares

By the 2011 count Embalam is the 163rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 202.75 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Embalam

Embalam 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 Embalam 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 52 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Embalam from other places

Embalam lies about 44 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Agaram Sibbandi, about 29 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 Embalam
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Agaram Sibbandi	29 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	44 km

Villages closest to Embalam

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.

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Common questions about Embalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Embalam village had a population of 953. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Embalam village has 486 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Embalam has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Embalam is 604204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Embalam covers 202.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Embalam is Agaram Sibbandi, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 52 km distance.

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

Embalam is about 44 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Embalam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 9.1 km away. Agaram Sibbandi is about 29 km away. Viluppuram is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.