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About Ravathanallur Village

Ravathanallur is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,366, made up of 2,179 males and 2,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ravathanallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ravathanallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606402
Area (hectares) 729.02 hectares
Population 4,366
Male Population 2,179
Female Population 2,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ravathanallur compares

By the 2011 count Ravathanallur is the 21st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 729.02 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ravathanallur

Ravathanallur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ravathanallur 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 Ravathanallur from other places

Ravathanallur lies about 62 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 30 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 Ravathanallur
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 8.4 km
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 22 km
Nearest railway station Andampallam 30 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 62 km

Villages closest to Ravathanallur

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.

Common questions about Ravathanallur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ravathanallur village had a population of 4,366. That makes it the 21st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Ravathanallur village has 2,179 males and 2,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ravathanallur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ravathanallur is 606402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ravathanallur covers 729.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ravathanallur is Andampallam, about 30 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 Ravathanallur.

Ravathanallur is about 62 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ravathanallur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 8.4 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 22 km away. Andampallam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudupalapattu (2.5 km), Puduppattu (2.5 km) and Brahmakundam (2.8 km).

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

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