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About Vailamur Village

Vailamur is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,332, made up of 2,185 males and 2,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1535.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vailamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vailamur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604201
Area (hectares) 1535.32 hectares
Population 4,332
Male Population 2,185
Female Population 2,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 37 km distance

How Vailamur compares

By the 2011 count Vailamur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 1535.32 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Vailamur

Vailamur 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 Vailamur 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 37 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vailamur from other places

Vailamur lies about 23 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 6.9 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 Vailamur
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 15 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 23 km

Villages closest to Vailamur

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 Vailamur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vailamur village had a population of 4,332. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Vailamur village has 2,185 males and 2,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vailamur has about 983 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 Vailamur is 604201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vailamur covers 1535.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vailamur is Nedimolyanur, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 km distance.

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

Vailamur is about 23 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vailamur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Nedimolyanur is about 6.9 km away. Gingee is about 15 km away. Viluppuram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anilady (2.2 km), Gudalur (2.3 km) and Errambattu (2.6 km).

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

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