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About Vadakkukariseri Village

Vadakkukariseri is a mid sized village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 576 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1676.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628858, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkukariseri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkukariseri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Srivaikuntam
Pincode 628858
Area (hectares) 1676.49 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 576
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadakkukariseri compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkukariseri is the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 1676.49 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Vadakkukariseri

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

How far is Vadakkukariseri from other places

Vadakkukariseri lies about 27 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Pandiyapuram, about 13 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 Vadakkukariseri
Nearest railway station Pandiyapuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivaikuntam 14 km
Nearest town Milavittan 23 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 27 km

Villages closest to Vadakkukariseri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkukariseri village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Vadakkukariseri village has 576 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkukariseri has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkukariseri is 628858. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkukariseri covers 1676.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadakkukariseri falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkukariseri is Pandiyapuram, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vadakkukariseri.

Vadakkukariseri is about 27 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkukariseri is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Pandiyapuram is about 13 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 14 km away. Milavittan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilavallanadu (3.4 km), Vadavallanadu (3.6 km) and Singathakurichi (3.6 km).

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

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