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About Vadhiyam Village

Vadhiyam is a large village in Kulithalai tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,284, made up of 1,604 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadhiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadhiyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Kulithalai
Pincode 639105
Area (hectares) 713.3 hectares
Population 3,284
Male Population 1,604
Female Population 1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadhiyam compares

By the 2011 count Vadhiyam is the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents. Its 713.3 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Vadhiyam

Vadhiyam 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 Vadhiyam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadhiyam from other places

Vadhiyam lies about 34 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Timmachipuram, about 1.9 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 Vadhiyam
Nearest railway station Timmachipuram 1.9 km
Nearest town Kulittalai 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulithalai 34 km
District headquarters Karur 34 km

Villages closest to Vadhiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadhiyam village had a population of 3,284. That makes it the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents.

Vadhiyam village has 1,604 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadhiyam has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Vadhiyam is 639105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadhiyam covers 713.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadhiyam falls under Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadhiyam is Timmachipuram, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vadhiyam is about 34 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadhiyam is in Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district. Timmachipuram is about 1.9 km away. Kulittalai is about 2.9 km away. Kulithalai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puthur (12 km), Alathur (24 km) and Gudalur (34 km).

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

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