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About Reddiapalayam Village

Reddiapalayam is one of the larger villages in THANDRAMPET tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,531, made up of 2,806 males and 2,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Reddiapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Reddiapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil THANDRAMPET
Pincode 606708
Area (hectares) 931.39 hectares
Population 5,531
Male Population 2,806
Female Population 2,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Reddiapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Reddiapalayam is the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents. Its 931.39 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 995.

Getting to Reddiapalayam

Reddiapalayam 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 Reddiapalayam 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 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Reddiapalayam from other places

Reddiapalayam lies about 28 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 24 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 Reddiapalayam
Nearest town Gingee 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Tandarai 24 km
Tehsil headquarters THANDRAMPET 28 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 28 km

Villages closest to Reddiapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Reddiapalayam village had a population of 5,531. That makes it the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents.

Reddiapalayam village has 2,806 males and 2,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Reddiapalayam has about 971 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Reddiapalayam is 606708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Reddiapalayam covers 931.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Reddiapalayam falls under THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Reddiapalayam is Tandarai, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

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

Reddiapalayam is about 28 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Reddiapalayam is in THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Gingee is about 9.8 km away. Tandarai is about 24 km away. THANDRAMPET is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melsinipakkam (7.4 km), Se Gudalur (17 km) and Akkarapatti (22 km).

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

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