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About Vadikkottai Village

Vadikkottai is a mid sized village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 890 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627750, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadikkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadikkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627750
Area (hectares) 957.25 hectares
Population 1,804
Male Population 890
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadikkottai compares

By the 2011 count Vadikkottai is the 57th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 957.25 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Vadikkottai

Vadikkottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadikkottai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vadikkottai from other places

Vadikkottai lies about 26 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Illavalengal, about 4.8 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 Vadikkottai
Nearest railway station Illavalengal 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 26 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 26 km

Villages closest to Vadikkottai

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 Vadikkottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadikkottai village had a population of 1,804. That makes it the 57th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Vadikkottai village has 890 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadikkottai has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Vadikkottai is 627750. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadikkottai covers 957.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadikkottai is Illavalengal, about 4.8 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 village for Vadikkottai.

Vadikkottai is about 26 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadikkottai is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Illavalengal is about 4.8 km away. Sankarankoil is about 26 km away. Tirunelveli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naluvasankottai (under 2 km), Chattrappatti (9.2 km) and Sangupatti (10.0 km).

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

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