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About Vadakadu Village

Vadakadu is a mid sized village in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 836 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruthuraipoondi
Pincode 614704
Area (hectares) 445.8 hectares
Population 1,664
Male Population 836
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadakadu compares

By the 2011 count Vadakadu is the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 445.8 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1040.

Getting to Vadakadu

Vadakadu 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 Vadakadu 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadakadu from other places

Vadakadu lies about 43 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 3.1 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 Vadakadu
Nearest railway station Mutupet 3.1 km
Nearest town Muthupet 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruthuraipoondi 18 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 43 km

Villages closest to Vadakadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakadu village had a population of 1,664. That makes it the 41st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Vadakadu village has 836 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakadu has about 990 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 1040.

The pincode recorded for Vadakadu is 614704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakadu covers 445.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadakadu falls under Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakadu is Mutupet, about 3.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Vadakadu.

Vadakadu is about 43 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakadu is in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mutupet is about 3.1 km away. Muthupet is about 3.8 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambuvanodai (under 2 km), Alangadu (1.7 km) and Veeranvayal (2.2 km).

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

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