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About Tachakkadu Village

Tachakkadu is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,974, made up of 1,007 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tachakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tachakkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608501
Area (hectares) 318.63 hectares
Population 1,974
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tachakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Tachakkadu is the 48th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 318.63 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Tachakkadu

Tachakkadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tachakkadu 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 Tachakkadu from other places

Tachakkadu lies about 31 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Parangipettai, about 4.9 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 Tachakkadu
Nearest railway station Parangipettai 4.9 km
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 9.3 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 31 km

Villages closest to Tachakkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tachakkadu village had a population of 1,974. That makes it the 48th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Tachakkadu village has 1,007 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tachakkadu has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Tachakkadu is 608501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tachakkadu covers 318.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tachakkadu falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Tachakkadu is Parangipettai, about 4.9 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 Tachakkadu.

Tachakkadu is about 31 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tachakkadu is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Parangipettai is about 4.9 km away. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 6.7 km away. Chidambaram is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendirakillai (1.9 km), B Arunmozhidevan (2.2 km) and B Mutlur (2.2 km).

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

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