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About Vandalur Village

Vandalur is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 746 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vandalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vandalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611109
Area (hectares) 317.73 hectares
Population 1,493
Male Population 746
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vandalur compares

By the 2011 count Vandalur is the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 317.73 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vandalur

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

How far is Vandalur from other places

Vandalur lies about 12 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kizhvelur, about 6.3 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 Vandalur
Nearest railway station Kizhvelur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 7.7 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 12 km

Villages closest to Vandalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vandalur village had a population of 1,493. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Vandalur village has 746 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vandalur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Vandalur is 611109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vandalur covers 317.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vandalur falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vandalur is Kizhvelur, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vandalur.

Vandalur is about 12 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vandalur is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kizhvelur is about 6.3 km away. Kilvelur is about 7.7 km away. Nagapattinam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanur (1.7 km), Anakkudi (1.9 km) and Irukkai (2.3 km).

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

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