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About Andikkadu Village

Andikkadu is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 754 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614723, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andikkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andikkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614723
Area (hectares) 366.56 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 754
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andikkadu compares

By the 2011 count Andikkadu is the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 366.56 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1090.

Getting to Andikkadu

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

Andikkadu lies about 56 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 8.0 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 Andikkadu
Nearest railway station Ottankadu 8.0 km
Nearest town Adirampattinam 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 13 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 56 km

Villages closest to Andikkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Andikkadu village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Andikkadu village has 754 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andikkadu has about 993 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 1090.

The pincode recorded for Andikkadu is 614723. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andikkadu covers 366.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andikkadu falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andikkadu is Ottankadu, about 8.0 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 Andikkadu.

Andikkadu is about 56 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andikkadu is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 8.0 km away. Adirampattinam is about 8.0 km away. Pattukkottai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ettivayal (under 2 km), Udayamudaiyan (under 2 km) and Maravanvayal (1.9 km).

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

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