About Kalavay Village

Kalavay is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 895 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalavay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalavay village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tindivanam
Pincode	604307
Area (hectares)	508.77 hectares
Population	1,748
Male Population	895
Female Population	853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 11 km distance

How Kalavay compares

By the 2011 count Kalavay is the 66th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 508.77 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kalavay

Kalavay 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 Kalavay 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 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalavay from other places

Kalavay lies about 32 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 5.5 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 Kalavay
Nearest railway station	Mailam	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	6.1 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	32 km

Villages closest to Kalavay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalavay village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 66th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kalavay village has 895 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalavay has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kalavay is 604307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalavay covers 508.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalavay falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalavay is Mailam, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

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

Kalavay 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.

Kalavay is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Mailam is about 5.5 km away. Tindivanam is about 6.1 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.