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About Kavedu Village

Kavedu is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 851 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604403
Area (hectares) 325.14 hectares
Population 1,684
Male Population 851
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 17 km distance

How Kavedu compares

By the 2011 count Kavedu is the 54th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 325.14 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 999.

Getting to Kavedu

Kavedu 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 Kavedu 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 Kavedu from other places

Kavedu lies about 75 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Melmaruvattur, about 16 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 Kavedu
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 11 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 11 km
Nearest railway station Melmaruvattur 16 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 75 km

Villages closest to Kavedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavedu village had a population of 1,684. That makes it the 54th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kavedu village has 851 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavedu has about 979 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Kavedu is 604403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavedu covers 325.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kavedu falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kavedu is Melmaruvattur, about 16 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 Kavedu.

Kavedu is about 75 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavedu is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 11 km away. Vandavāsi is about 11 km away. Melmaruvattur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velliyur (1.6 km), Kilpakkam (2.5 km) and Mamandur (2.5 km).

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

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