About Vadakkupalayam Village

Vadakkupalayam is a large village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,961, made up of 2,482 males and 2,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkupalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Kattumannarkoil
Pincode	608701
Area (hectares)	481.17 hectares
Population	4,961
Male Population	2,482
Female Population	2,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadakkupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkupalayam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 481.17 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vadakkupalayam

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

Vadakkupalayam lies about 54 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 19 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 Vadakkupalayam
Tehsil headquarters	Kattumannarkoil	14 km
Nearest railway station	Neyveli	19 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	54 km

Villages closest to Vadakkupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkupalayam village had a population of 4,961. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Vadakkupalayam village has 2,482 males and 2,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkupalayam has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkupalayam is 608701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkupalayam covers 481.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vadakkupalayam falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkupalayam is Neyveli, about 19 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 Vadakkupalayam.

Vadakkupalayam is about 54 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkupalayam is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 14 km away. Neyveli is about 19 km away. Cuddalore is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.