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About Vadakkuputhur Village

Vadakkuputhur is a small village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 89 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkuputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkuputhur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603307
Area (hectares) 138.23 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 89
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Vadakkuputhur compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkuputhur is the 176th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 138.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Vadakkuputhur

Vadakkuputhur 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 Vadakkuputhur as Available within 2 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadakkuputhur from other places

Vadakkuputhur lies about 27 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 24 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 Vadakkuputhur
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 27 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 27 km

Villages closest to Vadakkuputhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkuputhur village had a population of 178. That makes it the 176th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Vadakkuputhur village has 89 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkuputhur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkuputhur is 603307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkuputhur covers 138.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadakkuputhur is Pakkam, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Vadakkuputhur.

Vadakkuputhur is about 27 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkuputhur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 8.7 km away. Pakkam is about 24 km away. Maduranthakam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mariputhur (under 2 km), Pathur (under 2 km) and Valayaputhur (under 2 km).

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

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