About Vandal Village

Vandal is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 409 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vandal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Ilayangudi
Pincode	630710
Area (hectares)	686.87 hectares
Population	865
Male Population	409
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vandal compares

By the 2011 count Vandal is the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 686.87 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Vandal

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

Vandal lies about 22 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, about 12 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 Vandal
Tehsil headquarters	Ilayangudi	7.6 km
Nearest town	Ilaiyankudi	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sudiyur	12 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	22 km

Villages closest to Vandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vandal village had a population of 865. That makes it the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Vandal village has 409 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vandal has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Vandal is 630710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vandal covers 686.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vandal falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vandal is Sudiyur, about 12 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 Vandal.

Vandal is about 22 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vandal is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 7.6 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 7.6 km away. Sudiyur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.