About Randam Village

Randam is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,086 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606904
Area (hectares)	538.36 hectares
Population	2,129
Male Population	1,086
Female Population	1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Randam compares

By the 2011 count Randam is the 69th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 538.36 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Randam

Randam 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 Randam 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Randam from other places

Randam lies about 29 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 9.4 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 Randam
Nearest railway station	Polur	9.4 km
Nearest town	Polūr	10 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	29 km

Villages closest to Randam

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 Randam

As per the Census of India 2011, Randam village had a population of 2,129. That makes it the 69th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Randam village has 1,086 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randam has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Randam is 606904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randam covers 538.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Randam is Polur, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Randam.

Randam is about 29 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randam is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 9.4 km away. Polūr is about 10 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.