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About Vadakku Vandanam Village

Vadakku Vandanam is a small village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 253 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakku Vandanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakku Vandanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628714
Area (hectares) 580.38 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 253
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadakku Vandanam compares

By the 2011 count Vadakku Vandanam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 580.38 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vadakku Vandanam

Vadakku Vandanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadakku Vandanam 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 Vadakku Vandanam from other places

Vadakku Vandanam lies about 67 km from Thoothukkudi. 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 Vadakku Vandanam
Nearest town Sattur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kovilpatti 19 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 67 km

Villages closest to Vadakku Vandanam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kovilpatti 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 Vadakku Vandanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakku Vandanam village had a population of 491. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Vadakku Vandanam village has 253 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakku Vandanam has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Vadakku Vandanam is 628714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakku Vandanam covers 580.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadakku Vandanam falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Vadakku Vandanam notes the nearest railway station 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 Vadakku Vandanam.

Vadakku Vandanam is about 67 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakku Vandanam is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Sattur is about 2.4 km away. Kovilpatti is about 19 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chittrampatti (under 2 km), Sivandipatti (17 km) and Kumara Ettayapuram (17 km).

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

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