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About Vattambakkam Village

Vattambakkam is a mid sized village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 329 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vattambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vattambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Sriperumbudur
Pincode 601301
Area (hectares) 242.87 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 329
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 9 km distance

How Vattambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Vattambakkam is the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 242.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Vattambakkam

Vattambakkam 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 Vattambakkam 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 9 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vattambakkam from other places

Vattambakkam lies about 30 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Kattangulathur, about 7.3 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 Vattambakkam
Nearest railway station Kattangulathur 7.3 km
Nearest town Maraimalainagar 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sriperumbudur 14 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 30 km

Villages closest to Vattambakkam

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 Vattambakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vattambakkam village had a population of 663. That makes it the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Vattambakkam village has 329 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vattambakkam has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Vattambakkam is 601301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vattambakkam covers 242.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vattambakkam is Kattangulathur, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 9 km distance.

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

Vattambakkam is about 30 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vattambakkam is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kattangulathur is about 7.3 km away. Maraimalainagar is about 7.7 km away. Sriperumbudur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchivakkam (1.7 km), Panapakkam (1.8 km) and Nattarasampattu (2.3 km).

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

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