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About Kayalmedu Village

Kayalmedu is a small village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 211 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kayalmedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayalmedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Vanur
Pincode 604301
Area (hectares) 99.48 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 211
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 21 km distance

How Kayalmedu compares

By the 2011 count Kayalmedu is the 74th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 99.48 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kayalmedu

Kayalmedu 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 Kayalmedu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 21 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kayalmedu from other places

Kayalmedu lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, about 20 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 Kayalmedu
Nearest town Marakkanam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Vanur 18 km
Nearest railway station Panchalam 20 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 45 km

Villages closest to Kayalmedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayalmedu village had a population of 398. That makes it the 74th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Kayalmedu village has 211 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayalmedu has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kayalmedu is 604301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kayalmedu covers 99.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kayalmedu falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kayalmedu is Panchalam, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 21 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Kayalmedu.

Kayalmedu is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kayalmedu is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Marakkanam is about 12 km away. Vanur is about 18 km away. Panchalam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vengaram (under 2 km), Talaiganikuppam (1.9 km) and Devanandal (1.9 km).

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

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