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About Vadayar Village

Vadayar is one of the larger villages in Vaikom tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,571, made up of 11,101 males and 11,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2067 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadayar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadayar village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Vaikom
Pincode 686605
Area (hectares) 2067 hectares
Population 22,571
Male Population 11,101
Female Population 11,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadayar compares

By the 2011 count Vadayar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents. Its 2067 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Vadayar

Vadayar 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 Vadayar 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 Vadayar from other places

Vadayar lies about 23 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Vaikam Road, about 3.0 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 Vadayar
Nearest railway station Vaikam Road 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaikom 6.6 km
Nearest town Vaikam 6.6 km
District headquarters Kottayam 23 km

Villages closest to Vadayar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadayar village had a population of 22,571. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents.

Vadayar village has 11,101 males and 11,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadayar has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Vadayar is 686605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadayar covers 2067 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vadayar falls under Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vadayar is Vaikam Road, about 3.0 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 Vadayar.

Vadayar is about 23 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadayar is in Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district. Vaikam Road is about 3.0 km away. Vaikom is about 6.6 km away. Vaikam is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaduthuruthy (5.2 km), Kulasekharamangalam (5.4 km) and Velloor (5.8 km).

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

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