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About Vadakkalathur Village

Vadakkalathur is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 487 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkalathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611104
Area (hectares) 179.18 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 487
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadakkalathur compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkalathur is the 44th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 179.18 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vadakkalathur

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

How far is Vadakkalathur from other places

Vadakkalathur lies about 11 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kizhvelur, about 2.0 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 Vadakkalathur
Nearest railway station Kizhvelur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 3.4 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 11 km

Villages closest to Vadakkalathur

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 Vadakkalathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkalathur village had a population of 969. That makes it the 44th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Vadakkalathur village has 487 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkalathur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Vadakkalathur covers 179.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadakkalathur is Kizhvelur, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance for Vadakkalathur.

Vadakkalathur is about 11 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkalathur is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kizhvelur is about 2.0 km away. Kilvelur is about 3.4 km away. Nagapattinam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pattamangalam (under 2 km), Iluppur (1.7 km) and Irukkai (2.1 km).

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

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