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About Idappalaiyam Village

Idappalaiyam is a mid sized village in Viluppuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 397 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idappalaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idappalaiyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Viluppuram
Pincode 605402
Area (hectares) 175.45 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 397
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Idappalaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Idappalaiyam is the 199th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents. Its 175.45 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Idappalaiyam

Idappalaiyam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Idappalaiyam 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Idappalaiyam from other places

Idappalaiyam lies about 4.8 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Venkatesapuram, about 4.0 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 Idappalaiyam
Nearest railway station Venkatesapuram 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Viluppuram 4.8 km
Nearest town Villupuram 4.8 km

Villages closest to Idappalaiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Idappalaiyam village had a population of 811. That makes it the 199th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents.

Idappalaiyam village has 397 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idappalaiyam has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Idappalaiyam is 605402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idappalaiyam covers 175.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Idappalaiyam falls under Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Idappalaiyam is Venkatesapuram, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Idappalaiyam is about 4.8 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Idappalaiyam is in Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Venkatesapuram is about 4.0 km away. Viluppuram is about 4.8 km away. Villupuram is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cholampundi (under 2 km), Thiruvamattur (under 2 km) and Cholaganur (1.5 km).

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

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