About Kadakkam Village

Kadakkam is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 904 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Tharangambadi
Pincode	609402
Area (hectares)	311.72 hectares
Population	1,785
Male Population	904
Female Population	881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kadakkam is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 311.72 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 1030.

Getting to Kadakkam

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

How far is Kadakkam from other places

Kadakkam lies about 36 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 8.5 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 Kadakkam
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mayiladuthurai Junction	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharangambadi	18 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	36 km

Villages closest to Kadakkam

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

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Common questions about Kadakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadakkam village had a population of 1,785. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kadakkam village has 904 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadakkam has about 975 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 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kadakkam is 609402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadakkam covers 311.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadakkam falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kadakkam is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 8.5 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 village for Kadakkam.

Kadakkam is about 36 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadakkam is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai is about 7.0 km away. Mayiladuthurai Junction is about 8.5 km away. Tharangambadi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.