About Idayalam Village

Idayalam is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 793 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idayalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idayalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604202
Area (hectares)	320.23 hectares
Population	1,560
Male Population	793
Female Population	767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Idayalam compares

By the 2011 count Idayalam is the 95th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 320.23 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Idayalam

Idayalam 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 Idayalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Idayalam from other places

Idayalam lies about 33 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 19 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 Idayalam
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Nedimolyanur	19 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	33 km

Villages closest to Idayalam

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 Idayalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Idayalam village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 95th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Idayalam village has 793 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idayalam has about 967 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 Idayalam is 604202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idayalam covers 320.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Idayalam is Nedimolyanur, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Idayalam.

Idayalam is about 33 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Idayalam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 2.8 km away. Nedimolyanur is about 19 km away. Viluppuram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.