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About Vadugakudi Village

Vadugakudi is a mid sized village in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 353 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadugakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadugakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Thiruvaiyaru
Pincode 613203
Area (hectares) 165.75 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 353
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadugakudi compares

By the 2011 count Vadugakudi is the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 165.75 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1016.

Getting to Vadugakudi

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

Vadugakudi lies about 16 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Alakkudi, about 11 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 Vadugakudi
Tehsil headquarters Thiruvaiyaru 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Alakkudi 11 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 16 km

Villages closest to Vadugakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadugakudi village had a population of 696. That makes it the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Vadugakudi village has 353 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadugakudi has about 972 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 1016.

The pincode recorded for Vadugakudi is 613203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadugakudi covers 165.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadugakudi falls under Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadugakudi is Alakkudi, about 11 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 Vadugakudi.

Vadugakudi 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.

Vadugakudi is in Thiruvaiyaru tehsil of Thanjavur district. Thiruvaiyaru is about 7.7 km away. Alakkudi is about 11 km away. Thanjavur 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 Marur (under 2 km), Achanur (1.8 km) and Nadukkavery (2.2 km).

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

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