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About Vadappakkam Village

Vadappakkam is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 346 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadappakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadappakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608201
Area (hectares) 134.66 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 346
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadappakkam compares

By the 2011 count Vadappakkam is the 147th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 134.66 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vadappakkam

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

Vadappakkam lies about 46 km from Cuddalore. 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 Vadappakkam
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 16 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 46 km

Villages closest to Vadappakkam

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 Vadappakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadappakkam village had a population of 694. That makes it the 147th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Vadappakkam village has 346 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadappakkam has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Vadappakkam is 608201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadappakkam covers 134.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Vadappakkam notes the nearest railway station 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 Vadappakkam.

Vadappakkam is about 46 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadappakkam is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 12 km away. Chidambaram is about 16 km away. Cuddalore is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veyyalur (under 2 km), Odakakkanalur (under 2 km) and Velliyakudi (under 2 km).

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

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