About Vakkur Village

Vakkur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 368 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakkur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Chidambaram
Pincode	608201
Area (hectares)	166.85 hectares
Population	717
Male Population	368
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakkur compares

By the 2011 count Vakkur is the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 166.85 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vakkur

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

Vakkur lies about 45 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 Vakkur
Nearest town	Kīl Bhuvanagiri	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chidambaram	13 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	45 km

Villages closest to Vakkur

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.

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Common questions about Vakkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakkur village had a population of 717. That makes it the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Vakkur village has 368 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakkur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Vakkur covers 166.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Vakkur 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 Vakkur.

Vakkur is about 45 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakkur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 9.9 km away. Chidambaram is about 13 km away. Cuddalore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.