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About Vittalur Village

Vittalur is a mid sized village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 919 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vittalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vittalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612202
Area (hectares) 380.97 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 919
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vittalur compares

By the 2011 count Vittalur is the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 380.97 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1007.

Getting to Vittalur

Vittalur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vittalur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vittalur from other places

Vittalur lies about 43 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvidaimarudur, about 3.2 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 Vittalur
Nearest railway station Tiruvidaimarudur 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 10 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 43 km

Villages closest to Vittalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vittalur village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Vittalur village has 919 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vittalur has about 966 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Vittalur is 612202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vittalur covers 380.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vittalur falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vittalur is Tiruvidaimarudur, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vittalur.

Vittalur is about 43 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vittalur is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tiruvidaimarudur is about 3.2 km away. Kumbakonam is about 10 km away. Thanjavur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elandurai (under 2 km), Katchukattu (2.9 km) and Mallapuram (2.9 km).

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

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