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About Vadakkunallur Village

Vadakkunallur is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 385 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkunallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkunallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601206
Area (hectares) 161.53 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 385
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Vadakkunallur compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkunallur is the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 161.53 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Vadakkunallur

Vadakkunallur 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 Vadakkunallur as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. 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 Vadakkunallur from other places

Vadakkunallur lies about 31 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 4.8 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 Vadakkunallur
Nearest railway station Kavaraippettai 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 7.9 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 31 km

Villages closest to Vadakkunallur

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 Vadakkunallur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkunallur village had a population of 823. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Vadakkunallur village has 385 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkunallur has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkunallur is 601206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkunallur covers 161.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadakkunallur is Kavaraippettai, about 4.8 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 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Vadakkunallur.

Vadakkunallur is about 31 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkunallur is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Kavaraippettai is about 4.8 km away. Ponneri is about 7.9 km away. Thiruvallur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnambedu (under 2 km), Sevittupanapakkam (under 2 km) and Durainallur (under 2 km).

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

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