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About Vadavathur Village

Vadavathur is a large village in Namakkal tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,195, made up of 1,626 males and 1,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadavathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadavathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Namakkal
Pincode 637013
Area (hectares) 972.61 hectares
Population 3,195
Male Population 1,626
Female Population 1,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadavathur compares

By the 2011 count Vadavathur is the 50th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,509 residents. Its 972.61 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vadavathur

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

How far is Vadavathur from other places

Vadavathur lies about 19 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Sithalavai, about 16 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 Vadavathur
Nearest railway station Sithalavai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Namakkal 19 km
Nearest town Nāmakkal 19 km

Villages closest to Vadavathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadavathur village had a population of 3,195. That makes it the 50th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,509 residents.

Vadavathur village has 1,626 males and 1,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadavathur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Vadavathur is 637013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadavathur covers 972.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadavathur falls under Namakkal tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadavathur is Sithalavai, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Vadavathur.

Vadavathur is about 19 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadavathur is in Namakkal tehsil of Namakkal district. Sithalavai is about 16 km away. Namakkal is about 19 km away. Nāmakkal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mettupatti (3.0 km), Thalamalai (4.1 km) and Jekkalnayakkanpatti (4.2 km).

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

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