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About Aladu Village

Aladu is a large village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,608, made up of 2,333 males and 2,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aladu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aladu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601204
Area (hectares) 853.61 hectares
Population 4,608
Male Population 2,333
Female Population 2,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Aladu compares

By the 2011 count Aladu is the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 853.61 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Aladu

Aladu 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 Aladu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aladu from other places

Aladu lies about 39 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Ponneri, about under 2 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 Aladu
Nearest railway station Ponneri under 2 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 39 km

Villages closest to Aladu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aladu village had a population of 4,608. That makes it the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Aladu village has 2,333 males and 2,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aladu has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Aladu is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aladu covers 853.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aladu falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Aladu is Ponneri, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Aladu.

Aladu is about 39 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aladu is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Ponneri is about under 2 km away. Thiruvallur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agaram (1.8 km), Lingapayampettai (2.1 km) and Chinnakavanam (2.2 km).

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

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