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About Vazhavandal Village

Vazhavandal is a small village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 229 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vazhavandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vazhavandal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 631702
Area (hectares) 159.07 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 229
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Vazhavandal compares

By the 2011 count Vazhavandal is the 195th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 159.07 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Vazhavandal

Vazhavandal 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 Vazhavandal as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vazhavandal from other places

Vazhavandal lies about 88 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram East, about 11 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 Vazhavandal
Nearest town Sevilimedu 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram East 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 18 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 88 km

Villages closest to Vazhavandal

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 Vazhavandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Vazhavandal village had a population of 444. That makes it the 195th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Vazhavandal village has 229 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vazhavandal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vazhavandal is 631702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vazhavandal covers 159.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vazhavandal is Kanchipuram East, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within 1 km distance for Vazhavandal.

Vazhavandal is about 88 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vazhavandal is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Sevilimedu is about 7.0 km away. Kanchipuram East is about 11 km away. Cheyyar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamandur (1.8 km), Menallur (2.0 km) and Girijapuram (2.1 km).

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

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