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About Vadapathy Village

Vadapathy is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,850, made up of 907 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadapathy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadapathy village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614402
Area (hectares) 800.36 hectares
Population 1,850
Male Population 907
Female Population 943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadapathy compares

By the 2011 count Vadapathy is the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 800.36 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Vadapathy

Vadapathy 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 Vadapathy 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadapathy from other places

Vadapathy lies about 50 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Narasinganpet, 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 Vadapathy
Nearest railway station Narasinganpet 12 km
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 29 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 50 km

Villages closest to Vadapathy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadapathy village had a population of 1,850. That makes it the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Vadapathy village has 907 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadapathy has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Vadapathy is 614402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadapathy covers 800.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadapathy falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadapathy is Narasinganpet, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vadapathy is about 50 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadapathy is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Narasinganpet is about 12 km away. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 13 km away. Papanasam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vembukudi (4.2 km), Kothangudi (16 km) and Konthagai (19 km).

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

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