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About Vadakkipalayam Village

Vadakkipalayam is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,041, made up of 1,967 males and 2,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 920.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642110
Area (hectares) 920.84 hectares
Population 4,041
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 2,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadakkipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkipalayam is the 21st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 920.84 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Vadakkipalayam

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

How far is Vadakkipalayam from other places

Vadakkipalayam lies about 30 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpalaiyam, about 3.6 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 Vadakkipalayam
Nearest railway station Kovilpalaiyam 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 9.4 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 30 km

Villages closest to Vadakkipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkipalayam village had a population of 4,041. That makes it the 21st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Vadakkipalayam village has 1,967 males and 2,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkipalayam has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkipalayam is 642110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkipalayam covers 920.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadakkipalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkipalayam is Kovilpalaiyam, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Vadakkipalayam is about 30 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkipalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kovilpalaiyam is about 3.6 km away. Pollachi is about 9.4 km away. Coimbatore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulakkal (1.5 km), Kullichettipalayam (1.8 km) and Devarayapuram (2.3 km).

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

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