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About Vadakkupudur Village

Vadakkupudur is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,882, made up of 1,920 males and 1,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1363.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627756, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkupudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkupudur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627756
Area (hectares) 1363.42 hectares
Population 3,882
Male Population 1,920
Female Population 1,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vadakkupudur compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkupudur is the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 1363.42 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Vadakkupudur

Vadakkupudur 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 Vadakkupudur 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 Vadakkupudur from other places

Vadakkupudur lies about 15 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Pettai, 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 Vadakkupudur
Nearest town Ālangulam 11 km
Nearest railway station Pettai 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 15 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 15 km

Villages closest to Vadakkupudur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkupudur village had a population of 3,882. That makes it the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Vadakkupudur village has 1,920 males and 1,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkupudur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Vadakkupudur is 627756. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkupudur covers 1363.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadakkupudur falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkupudur is Pettai, about 13 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 Vadakkupudur.

Vadakkupudur is about 15 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkupudur is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Ālangulam is about 11 km away. Pettai is about 13 km away. Sankarankoil 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 Vellakulam (5.0 km), Ilandaikulam (6.1 km) and Vellalankulam (7.1 km).

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

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