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About Vadakkupanaiyur Village

Vadakkupanaiyur is a mid sized village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 298 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkupanaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkupanaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 610207
Area (hectares) 316.3 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 298
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadakkupanaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkupanaiyur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 316.3 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vadakkupanaiyur

Vadakkupanaiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vadakkupanaiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Vadakkupanaiyur from other places

Vadakkupanaiyur lies about 16 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kizhvelur, about 9.8 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 Vadakkupanaiyur
Nearest railway station Kizhvelur 9.8 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 16 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 16 km

Villages closest to Vadakkupanaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkupanaiyur village had a population of 613. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Vadakkupanaiyur village has 298 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkupanaiyur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkupanaiyur is 610207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkupanaiyur covers 316.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadakkupanaiyur falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkupanaiyur is Kizhvelur, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vadakkupanaiyur.

Vadakkupanaiyur is about 16 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkupanaiyur is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kizhvelur is about 9.8 km away. Thiruvarur is about 16 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Therkupanaiyur (under 2 km), Vallam (3.3 km) and Anakkudi (3.3 km).

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

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