About Vadakandam Village

Vadakandam is a large village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,779, made up of 1,349 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakandam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakandam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Kodavasal
Pincode	610104
Area (hectares)	487.51 hectares
Population	2,779
Male Population	1,349
Female Population	1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadakandam compares

By the 2011 count Vadakandam is the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 487.51 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Vadakandam

Vadakandam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadakandam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadakandam from other places

Vadakandam lies about 7.1 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Kulikarai, about 4.6 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 Vadakandam
Nearest railway station	Kulikarai	4.6 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kodavasal	13 km

Villages closest to Vadakandam

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

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Common questions about Vadakandam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakandam village had a population of 2,779. That makes it the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Vadakandam village has 1,349 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakandam has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Vadakandam is 610104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakandam covers 487.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadakandam falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakandam is Kulikarai, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vadakandam.

Vadakandam is about 7.1 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakandam is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Kulikarai is about 4.6 km away. Thiruvarur is about 7.1 km away. Kodavasal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.