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About Vadakumarai Village

Vadakumarai is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,055, made up of 1,011 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakumarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakumarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636121
Area (hectares) 386.76 hectares
Population 2,055
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadakumarai compares

By the 2011 count Vadakumarai is the 59th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 386.76 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Vadakumarai

Vadakumarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadakumarai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadakumarai from other places

Vadakumarai lies about 62 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 5.3 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 Vadakumarai
Nearest railway station Talaivasal 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 13 km
District headquarters Salem 62 km

Villages closest to Vadakumarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakumarai village had a population of 2,055. That makes it the 59th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Vadakumarai village has 1,011 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakumarai has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Vadakumarai is 636121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakumarai covers 386.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadakumarai falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakumarai is Talaivasal, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vadakumarai.

Vadakumarai is about 62 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakumarai is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 5.3 km away. Attur is about 13 km away. Salem is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarvoy (under 2 km), Thenkumarai (under 2 km) and Sathapadi (3.7 km).

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

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