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About Padiri Village

Padiri is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 739 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604408
Area (hectares) 300.13 hectares
Population 1,460
Male Population 739
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Padiri compares

By the 2011 count Padiri is the 68th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 300.13 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 999.

Getting to Padiri

Padiri 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 Padiri 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padiri from other places

Padiri lies about 67 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 25 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 Padiri
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 1.9 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 25 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 67 km

Villages closest to Padiri

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 Padiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Padiri village had a population of 1,460. That makes it the 68th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Padiri village has 739 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padiri has about 976 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 Padiri is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padiri covers 300.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Padiri is Tozhuppedu, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

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

Padiri is about 67 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padiri is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 1.9 km away. Vandavāsi is about 1.9 km away. Tozhuppedu is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vengunam (1.8 km), Thalampallam (2.4 km) and Birudur (2.4 km).

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

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