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About Kadalur Village

Kadalur is one of the larger villages in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,175, made up of 3,109 males and 3,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1431.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603305
Area (hectares) 1431.12 hectares
Population 6,175
Male Population 3,109
Female Population 3,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 48 km distance

How Kadalur compares

By the 2011 count Kadalur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 1431.12 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kadalur

Kadalur 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 Kadalur 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 48 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadalur from other places

Kadalur lies about 63 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Padalam, about 25 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 Kadalur
Nearest town Pudupattanam 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 18 km
Nearest railway station Padalam 25 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 63 km

Villages closest to Kadalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadalur village had a population of 6,175. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Kadalur village has 3,109 males and 3,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadalur has about 986 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Kadalur is 603305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadalur covers 1431.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadalur falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kadalur is Padalam, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 48 km distance.

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

Kadalur is about 63 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadalur is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Pudupattanam is about 6.4 km away. Cheyyur is about 18 km away. Padalam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koovathur (2.7 km), Keelmaruvathur (2.8 km) and Kodapattinam (4.1 km).

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

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