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About Vadathandalam Village

Vadathandalam is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 670 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadathandalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadathandalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604407
Area (hectares) 258.19 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 670
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 32 km distance

How Vadathandalam compares

By the 2011 count Vadathandalam is the 85th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 258.19 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 994.

Getting to Vadathandalam

Vadathandalam 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 Vadathandalam as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 32 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadathandalam from other places

Vadathandalam lies about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram East, about 28 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 Vadathandalam
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram East 28 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 70 km

Villages closest to Vadathandalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadathandalam village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 85th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Vadathandalam village has 670 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadathandalam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vadathandalam is 604407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadathandalam covers 258.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadathandalam falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadathandalam is Kanchipuram East, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 32 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Vadathandalam.

Vadathandalam is about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadathandalam is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 2.5 km away. Kanchipuram East is about 28 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poonthandalam (under 2 km), Thenthandalam (under 2 km) and Paingkinar (under 2 km).

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

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