About Vandakottai Village

Vandakottai is a mid sized village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,109, made up of 559 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vandakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vandakottai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Alangudi
Pincode	622303
Area (hectares)	261.44 hectares
Population	1,109
Male Population	559
Female Population	550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vandakottai compares

By the 2011 count Vandakottai is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 261.44 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1028.

Getting to Vandakottai

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

Vandakottai lies about 8.6 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Pudukkotai, about 9.6 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 Vandakottai
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pudukkotai	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alangudi	12 km

Villages closest to Vandakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vandakottai village had a population of 1,109. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Vandakottai village has 559 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vandakottai has about 984 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 1028.

The pincode recorded for Vandakottai is 622303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vandakottai covers 261.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vandakottai falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vandakottai is Pudukkotai, about 9.6 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 Vandakottai.

Vandakottai is about 8.6 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vandakottai is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Pudukkottai is about 8.6 km away. Pudukkotai is about 9.6 km away. Alangudi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.