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About Vadakkur North Village

Vadakkur North is a large village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,123, made up of 1,072 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkur North Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkur North village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614902
Area (hectares) 572.7 hectares
Population 2,123
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadakkur North compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkur North is the 44th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 572.7 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1067.

Getting to Vadakkur North

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

Vadakkur North lies about 16 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Thanjavur Junction, about 16 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 Vadakkur North
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 9.6 km
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 10 km
Nearest railway station Thanjavur Junction 16 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 16 km

Villages closest to Vadakkur North

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Orathanadu 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 Vadakkur North

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkur North village had a population of 2,123. That makes it the 44th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Vadakkur North village has 1,072 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkur North has about 980 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 1067.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkur North is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkur North covers 572.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadakkur North falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkur North is Thanjavur Junction, about 16 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 Vadakkur North.

Vadakkur North is about 16 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkur North is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 9.6 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 10 km away. Thanjavur Junction is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadakkur South (under 2 km), Eachankottai (1.7 km) and Poyyunddarkottai I (1.8 km).

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

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