About Vadugapalayam Village

Vadugapalayam is a large village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,226, made up of 1,555 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2585.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadugapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadugapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Dharapuram
Pincode	638706
Area (hectares)	2585.37 hectares
Population	3,226
Male Population	1,555
Female Population	1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadugapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Vadugapalayam is the 19th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 2585.37 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 995.

Getting to Vadugapalayam

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

How far is Vadugapalayam from other places

Vadugapalayam lies about 41 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Madathukulam, about 31 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 Vadugapalayam
Tehsil headquarters	Dharapuram	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Madathukulam	31 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	41 km

Villages closest to Vadugapalayam

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

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Common questions about Vadugapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadugapalayam village had a population of 3,226. That makes it the 19th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Vadugapalayam village has 1,555 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadugapalayam has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Vadugapalayam is 638706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadugapalayam covers 2585.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadugapalayam falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadugapalayam is Madathukulam, about 31 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 village for Vadugapalayam.

Vadugapalayam is about 41 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadugapalayam is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 5.0 km away. Madathukulam is about 31 km away. Tiruppur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.