About Palavalam Village

Palavalam is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,870, made up of 907 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palavalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palavalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	606754
Area (hectares)	455.65 hectares
Population	1,870
Male Population	907
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Palavalam compares

By the 2011 count Palavalam is the 73rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 455.65 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Palavalam

Palavalam 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 Palavalam 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palavalam from other places

Palavalam lies about 32 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 13 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 Palavalam
Nearest railway station	Andampallam	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	32 km

Villages closest to Palavalam

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 Palavalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavalam village had a population of 1,870. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Palavalam village has 907 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavalam has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Palavalam is 606754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palavalam covers 455.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palavalam is Andampallam, about 13 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 village for Palavalam.

Palavalam is about 32 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palavalam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Andampallam is about 13 km away. Gingee is about 20 km away. Viluppuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.