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About Valasakkadu Village

Valasakkadu is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 894 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valasakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valasakkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608701
Area (hectares) 273.35 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 894
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valasakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Valasakkadu is the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 273.35 hectares work out to about 6.4 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 Valasakkadu

Valasakkadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valasakkadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Valasakkadu from other places

Valasakkadu lies about 51 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 17 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 Valasakkadu
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 15 km
Nearest railway station Neyveli 17 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 51 km

Villages closest to Valasakkadu

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.

Common questions about Valasakkadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Valasakkadu village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Valasakkadu village has 894 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valasakkadu has about 969 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 Valasakkadu is 608701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valasakkadu covers 273.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Valasakkadu is Neyveli, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Valasakkadu.

Valasakkadu is about 51 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valasakkadu is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 15 km away. Neyveli is about 17 km away. Cuddalore is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perur (1.5 km), Kurinjikudi (1.6 km) and Kanur (2.2 km).

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

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