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About Vadivelkarai Village

Vadivelkarai is a large village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,085, made up of 1,547 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadivelkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadivelkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625019
Area (hectares) 203.25 hectares
Population 3,085
Male Population 1,547
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadivelkarai compares

By the 2011 count Vadivelkarai is the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 203.25 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Vadivelkarai

Vadivelkarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadivelkarai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadivelkarai from other places

Vadivelkarai lies about 7.1 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Nagamalai West, about under 2 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 Vadivelkarai
Nearest railway station Nagamalai West under 2 km
Nearest town Tirupparangunram 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 7.1 km
District headquarters Madurai 7.1 km

Villages closest to Vadivelkarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai South 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 Vadivelkarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadivelkarai village had a population of 3,085. That makes it the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Vadivelkarai village has 1,547 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadivelkarai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Vadivelkarai is 625019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadivelkarai covers 203.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vadivelkarai falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadivelkarai is Nagamalai West, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vadivelkarai.

Vadivelkarai is about 7.1 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadivelkarai is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Nagamalai West is about under 2 km away. Tirupparangunram is about 4.5 km away. Madurai South is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambakudi (under 2 km), Kilakuyilkudi (under 2 km) and Pudukulam (1.9 km).

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

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