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About Salavadi Village

Salavadi is a large village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,467, made up of 1,218 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604307
Area (hectares) 450.19 hectares
Population 2,467
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Salavadi compares

By the 2011 count Salavadi is the 45th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 450.19 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Salavadi

Salavadi 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 Salavadi 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 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salavadi from other places

Salavadi lies about 40 km from Viluppuram. 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 Salavadi
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 2.6 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 40 km

Villages closest to Salavadi

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.

Common questions about Salavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Salavadi village had a population of 2,467. That makes it the 45th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Salavadi village has 1,218 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salavadi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

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

Salavadi covers 450.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Salavadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance.

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

Salavadi is about 40 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salavadi is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tindivanam is about 2.6 km away. Viluppuram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alapakkam (2.1 km), Melpettai (2.3 km) and Panchalam (2.6 km).

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

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