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About Vadakkupattu Village

Vadakkupattu is a large village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,715, made up of 1,356 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkupattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkupattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Sriperumbudur
Pincode 603204
Area (hectares) 548.78 hectares
Population 2,715
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 12 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Vadakkupattu compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkupattu is the 24th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 548.78 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Vadakkupattu

Vadakkupattu 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 Vadakkupattu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 12 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadakkupattu from other places

Vadakkupattu lies about 26 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palur, about 6.1 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 Vadakkupattu
Nearest railway station Palur 6.1 km
Nearest town Maraimalainagar 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sriperumbudur 18 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 26 km

Villages closest to Vadakkupattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkupattu village had a population of 2,715. That makes it the 24th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Vadakkupattu village has 1,356 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkupattu has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkupattu is 603204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkupattu covers 548.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadakkupattu falls under Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkupattu is Palur, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 12 km distance for Vadakkupattu.

Vadakkupattu is about 26 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkupattu is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palur is about 6.1 km away. Maraimalainagar is about 9.2 km away. Sriperumbudur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sennakuppam (3.1 km), Oragadam (3.8 km) and Valayakaranai (4.2 km).

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

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