About Alambalam Village

Alambalam is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,209, made up of 1,647 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alambalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alambalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606202
Area (hectares)	288.11 hectares
Population	3,209
Male Population	1,647
Female Population	1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alambalam compares

By the 2011 count Alambalam is the 36th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 288.11 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Alambalam

Alambalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alambalam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alambalam from other places

Alambalam lies about 64 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, about 15 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 Alambalam
Nearest town	Kallakkurichchi	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	13 km
Nearest railway station	Siruvattur	15 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	64 km

Villages closest to Alambalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankarapuram 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 Alambalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Alambalam village had a population of 3,209. That makes it the 36th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Alambalam village has 1,647 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alambalam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Alambalam is 606202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alambalam covers 288.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alambalam falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alambalam is Siruvattur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Alambalam is about 64 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alambalam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 5.2 km away. Sankarapuram is about 13 km away. Siruvattur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.