About Vallam Village

Vallam is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,154, made up of 1,091 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604206
Area (hectares)	402.86 hectares
Population	2,154
Male Population	1,091
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 18 km distance

How Vallam compares

By the 2011 count Vallam is the 56th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 402.86 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Vallam

Vallam 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 Vallam 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 Vallam from other places

Vallam lies about 35 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 14 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 Vallam
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	11 km
Nearest railway station	Mailam	14 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	35 km

Villages closest to Vallam

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 Vallam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallam village had a population of 2,154. That makes it the 56th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Vallam village has 1,091 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallam has about 974 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 Vallam is 604206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallam covers 402.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vallam is Mailam, about 14 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 Vallam.

Vallam is about 35 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 11 km away. Mailam is about 14 km away. Viluppuram is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.