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About Vadagarai Village

Vadagarai is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 650 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadagarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadagarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611104
Area (hectares) 541.11 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 650
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Vadagarai compares

By the 2011 count Vadagarai is the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 541.11 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vadagarai

Vadagarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadagarai 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 Vadagarai from other places

Vadagarai lies about 7.9 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sikkal, about 5.8 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 Vadagarai
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sikkal 5.8 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 7.9 km

Villages closest to Vadagarai

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 Vadagarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadagarai village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Vadagarai village has 650 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadagarai has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Vadagarai is 611104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadagarai covers 541.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadagarai is Sikkal, about 5.8 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 Vadagarai.

Vadagarai is about 7.9 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadagarai is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kilvelur is about 5.8 km away. Sikkal is about 5.8 km away. Nagapattinam is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohur (1.7 km), Vengidangal (2.8 km) and Anaimangalam (3.3 km).

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

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