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About Avalam Village

Avalam is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 648 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607204
Area (hectares) 130.7 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 648
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Avalam compares

By the 2011 count Avalam is the 109th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 130.7 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Avalam

Avalam 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 Avalam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Avalam from other places

Avalam lies about 22 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about under 2 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 Avalam
Nearest railway station Parikkal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 14 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 14 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 22 km

Villages closest to Avalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avalam village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 109th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Avalam village has 648 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avalam has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Avalam is 607204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avalam covers 130.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Avalam falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Avalam is Parikkal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Avalam is about 22 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avalam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about under 2 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 14 km away. Ulundurpet is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semmanandal (under 2 km), Parikkal (under 2 km) and Irundai (2.3 km).

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

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