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About Vadugasathu Village

Vadugasathu is one of the larger villages in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,104, made up of 2,544 males and 2,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadugasathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadugasathu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Arani
Pincode 632313
Area (hectares) 883.3 hectares
Population 5,104
Male Population 2,544
Female Population 2,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Vadugasathu compares

By the 2011 count Vadugasathu is the 7th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 883.3 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1000.

Getting to Vadugasathu

Vadugasathu 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 Vadugasathu 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadugasathu from other places

Vadugasathu lies about 51 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 6.9 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 Vadugasathu
Tehsil headquarters Arani 3.3 km
Nearest town Arni 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 6.9 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 51 km

Villages closest to Vadugasathu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadugasathu village had a population of 5,104. That makes it the 7th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Vadugasathu village has 2,544 males and 2,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadugasathu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Vadugasathu is 632313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadugasathu covers 883.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadugasathu falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadugasathu is Arni Road, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vadugasathu.

Vadugasathu is about 51 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadugasathu is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arani is about 3.3 km away. Arni is about 3.3 km away. Arni Road is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungampadi (2.3 km), Athimalaipattu (2.9 km) and Mullipattu (3.6 km).

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

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