About Vadakarai Village

Vadakarai is a mid sized village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 572 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Ambur
Pincode	635807
Area (hectares)	80.41 hectares
Population	1,206
Male Population	572
Female Population	634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,108
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Vadakarai compares

By the 2011 count Vadakarai is the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 80.41 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Vadakarai

Vadakarai 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 Vadakarai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadakarai from other places

Vadakarai lies about 54 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Vinnamangalam, about under 2 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 Vadakarai
Nearest railway station	Vinnamangalam	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambur	7.6 km
District headquarters	Vellore	54 km

Villages closest to Vadakarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakarai village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Vadakarai village has 572 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakarai has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Vadakarai is 635807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakarai covers 80.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vadakarai falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadakarai is Vinnamangalam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Vadakarai.

Vadakarai is about 54 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakarai is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Vinnamangalam is about under 2 km away. Ambur is about 7.6 km away. Vellore is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.