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About Vadi Village

Vadi is a large village in Veerakeralamputhur tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,806, made up of 2,447 males and 2,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627861, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Veerakeralamputhur
Pincode 627861
Area (hectares) 757.51 hectares
Population 4,806
Male Population 2,447
Female Population 2,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vadi compares

By the 2011 count Vadi is the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,393 residents. Its 757.51 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Vadi

Vadi 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 Vadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadi from other places

Vadi lies about 32 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Dalapatisamudram, about 9.6 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 Vadi
Nearest town Kalakkādu 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Dalapatisamudram 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Veerakeralamputhur 32 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 32 km

Villages closest to Vadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadi village had a population of 4,806. That makes it the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,393 residents.

Vadi village has 2,447 males and 2,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadi has about 964 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 1033.

The pincode recorded for Vadi is 627861. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadi covers 757.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vadi falls under Veerakeralamputhur tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadi is Dalapatisamudram, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Vadi is about 32 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadi is in Veerakeralamputhur tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kalakkādu is about 5.3 km away. Dalapatisamudram is about 9.6 km away. Veerakeralamputhur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anaikulam (21 km), Rajagopalaperi (34 km) and Agaram (42 km).

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

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