About Mailam Village

Mailam is a large village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,632, made up of 2,354 males and 2,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tindivanam
Pincode	604304
Area (hectares)	557.06 hectares
Population	4,632
Male Population	2,354
Female Population	2,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Mailam compares

By the 2011 count Mailam is the 12th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 557.06 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Mailam

Mailam 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 Mailam 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 Mailam from other places

Mailam lies about 25 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 4.1 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 Mailam
Nearest railway station	Mailam	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	12 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	25 km

Villages closest to Mailam

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 Mailam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailam village had a population of 4,632. That makes it the 12th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Mailam village has 2,354 males and 2,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailam has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Mailam is 604304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mailam covers 557.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mailam is Mailam, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Mailam.

Mailam is about 25 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Mailam is about 4.1 km away. Tindivanam is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.