About Padavedu Village

Padavedu is one of the larger villages in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,163, made up of 7,576 males and 7,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2178.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padavedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padavedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606905
Area (hectares)	2178.78 hectares
Population	15,163
Male Population	7,576
Female Population	7,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 17 km distance

How Padavedu compares

By the 2011 count Padavedu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 2178.78 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Padavedu

Padavedu 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 Padavedu 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 17 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padavedu from other places

Padavedu lies about 50 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Onnupuram, about 9.3 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 Padavedu
Nearest railway station	Onnupuram	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	18 km
Nearest town	Polūr	18 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	50 km

Villages closest to Padavedu

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.

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Common questions about Padavedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Padavedu village had a population of 15,163. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Padavedu village has 7,576 males and 7,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padavedu has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Padavedu is 606905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padavedu covers 2178.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Padavedu is Onnupuram, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 17 km distance.

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

Padavedu is about 50 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padavedu is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Onnupuram is about 9.3 km away. Polur is about 18 km away. Polūr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.