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About Appedu Village

Appedu is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 701 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Appedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Appedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606801
Area (hectares) 356.08 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 701
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 34 km distance

How Appedu compares

By the 2011 count Appedu is the 112th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 356.08 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Appedu

Appedu 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 Appedu 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 34 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Appedu from other places

Appedu lies about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 18 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 Appedu
Nearest town Arni 17 km
Nearest railway station Madimangalam 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 22 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 42 km

Villages closest to Appedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Appedu village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 112th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Appedu village has 701 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Appedu has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Appedu is 606801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Appedu covers 356.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Appedu falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Appedu is Madimangalam, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 34 km distance.

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

Appedu is about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Appedu is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arni is about 17 km away. Madimangalam is about 18 km away. Polur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulagampattu (under 2 km), Vilvarayanallur (under 2 km) and Kothandavady (1.7 km).

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

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