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About Vadugakkudi Village

Vadugakkudi is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 752 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadugakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadugakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 609503
Area (hectares) 280.65 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 752
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadugakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Vadugakkudi is the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 280.65 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Vadugakkudi

Vadugakkudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vadugakkudi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadugakkudi from other places

Vadugakkudi lies about 34 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Swamimalai, about 7.4 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 Vadugakkudi
Nearest railway station Swamimalai 7.4 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 15 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 34 km

Villages closest to Vadugakkudi

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.

Common questions about Vadugakkudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadugakkudi village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Vadugakkudi village has 752 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadugakkudi has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Vadugakkudi is 609503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadugakkudi covers 280.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadugakkudi is Swamimalai, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vadugakkudi.

Vadugakkudi is about 34 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadugakkudi is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Swamimalai is about 7.4 km away. Kumbakonam is about 11 km away. Kodavasal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adambar Ukkadai (8.7 km), Aladikaruppur (12 km) and Melapalaiyur (13 km).

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

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