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About Padukalanatham Village

Padukalanatham is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 620 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padukalanatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padukalanatham village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606302
Area (hectares) 156.15 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 620
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padukalanatham compares

By the 2011 count Padukalanatham is the 120th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 156.15 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Padukalanatham

Padukalanatham is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padukalanatham as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Padukalanatham from other places

Padukalanatham lies about 64 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mukhasa Parur, about 5.3 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 Padukalanatham
Nearest railway station Mukhasa Parur 5.3 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 10 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 64 km

Villages closest to Padukalanatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padukalanatham village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 120th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Padukalanatham village has 620 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padukalanatham has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Padukalanatham is 606302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padukalanatham covers 156.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padukalanatham falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Padukalanatham is Mukhasa Parur, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Padukalanatham.

Padukalanatham is about 64 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padukalanatham is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Mukhasa Parur is about 5.3 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 10 km away. Virudhachalam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilangattur (under 2 km), Kirambur (1.5 km) and Mannampadi (1.8 km).

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

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