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About Vadiakkadu Village

Vadiakkadu is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 439 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadiakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadiakkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614903
Area (hectares) 202.86 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 439
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadiakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Vadiakkadu is the 106th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 202.86 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Vadiakkadu

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

Vadiakkadu lies about 46 km from Thanjavur. 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 Vadiakkadu
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 12 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 46 km

Villages closest to Vadiakkadu

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 Vadiakkadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadiakkadu village had a population of 950. That makes it the 106th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Vadiakkadu village has 439 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadiakkadu has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Vadiakkadu is 614903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadiakkadu covers 202.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Vadiakkadu notes the nearest railway station 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 Vadiakkadu.

Vadiakkadu is about 46 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadiakkadu is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 12 km away. Thanjavur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vikkiramam (under 2 km), Madukkur (2.2 km) and Madurabashanipuram (2.6 km).

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

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