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About Padalam Village

Padalam is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,238, made up of 1,121 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603308
Area (hectares) 260.06 hectares
Population 2,238
Male Population 1,121
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Padalam compares

By the 2011 count Padalam is the 21st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 260.06 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 995.

Getting to Padalam

Padalam 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 Padalam 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Nethapakkam, Netrambakkam, Orathur and Orathy. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Padalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Padalam village had a population of 2,238. That makes it the 21st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Padalam village has 1,121 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padalam has about 996 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Padalam is 603308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padalam covers 260.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padalam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Padalam notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Padalam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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