About Vattanam Village

Vattanam is a large village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,243 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1149.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vattanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vattanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Tiruvadanai
Pincode	623409
Area (hectares)	1149.56 hectares
Population	2,456
Male Population	1,243
Female Population	1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vattanam compares

By the 2011 count Vattanam is the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1149.56 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1015.

Getting to Vattanam

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

Vattanam lies about 52 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 42 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 Vattanam
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruvadanai	15 km
Nearest town	Devakottai	32 km
Nearest railway station	Valaramanikkam	42 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	52 km

Villages closest to Vattanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vattanam village had a population of 2,456. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Vattanam village has 1,243 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vattanam has about 976 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 1015.

The pincode recorded for Vattanam is 623409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vattanam covers 1149.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vattanam falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vattanam is Valaramanikkam, about 42 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 Vattanam.

Vattanam is about 52 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vattanam is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 15 km away. Devakottai is about 32 km away. Valaramanikkam is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.