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About Vadakkuvellur Village

Vadakkuvellur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,233, made up of 2,128 males and 2,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 850.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkuvellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkuvellur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 607803
Area (hectares) 850.61 hectares
Population 4,233
Male Population 2,128
Female Population 2,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadakkuvellur compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkuvellur is the 14th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 850.61 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Vadakkuvellur

Vadakkuvellur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vadakkuvellur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadakkuvellur from other places

Vadakkuvellur lies about 40 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 1.7 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 Vadakkuvellur
Nearest railway station Neyveli 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 15 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 40 km

Villages closest to Vadakkuvellur

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 Vadakkuvellur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkuvellur village had a population of 4,233. That makes it the 14th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Vadakkuvellur village has 2,128 males and 2,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkuvellur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkuvellur is 607803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkuvellur covers 850.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadakkuvellur is Neyveli, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vadakkuvellur.

Vadakkuvellur is about 40 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkuvellur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about 1.7 km away. Virudhachalam is about 15 km away. Cuddalore is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veppankurichi (2.2 km), Neyveli (2.3 km) and Melpappanapattu (2.9 km).

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

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