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About Vadugapatti Village

Vadugapatti is a large village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,701, made up of 1,364 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadugapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadugapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637301
Area (hectares) 624.99 hectares
Population 2,701
Male Population 1,364
Female Population 1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadugapatti compares

By the 2011 count Vadugapatti is the 21st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 624.99 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Vadugapatti

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

Vadugapatti lies about 33 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 3.4 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 Vadugapatti
Nearest railway station Mavelipalaiyam 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 6.6 km
Nearest town Sankagiri 6.6 km
District headquarters Salem 33 km

Villages closest to Vadugapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadugapatti village had a population of 2,701. That makes it the 21st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Vadugapatti village has 1,364 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadugapatti has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Vadugapatti is 637301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadugapatti covers 624.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadugapatti falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadugapatti is Mavelipalaiyam, about 3.4 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 Vadugapatti.

Vadugapatti is about 33 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadugapatti is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Mavelipalaiyam is about 3.4 km away. Sankari is about 6.6 km away. Sankagiri is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veppampatti (under 2 km), Valayasettipalayam (2.4 km) and Sungidivarathampatti (2.4 km).

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

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