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About Vanakambadi Village

Vanakambadi is a mid sized village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 438 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanakambadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanakambadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arcot
Pincode 632504
Area (hectares) 335.35 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 438
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 23 km distance

How Vanakambadi compares

By the 2011 count Vanakambadi is the 58th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 335.35 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Vanakambadi

Vanakambadi 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 Vanakambadi 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 23 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vanakambadi from other places

Vanakambadi lies about 26 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, 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 Vanakambadi
Nearest town Arni 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Arcot 16 km
Nearest railway station Sedarampattu 16 km
District headquarters Vellore 26 km

Villages closest to Vanakambadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanakambadi village had a population of 857. That makes it the 58th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Vanakambadi village has 438 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanakambadi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Vanakambadi is 632504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanakambadi covers 335.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanakambadi falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vanakambadi is Sedarampattu, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 23 km distance.

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

Vanakambadi is about 26 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanakambadi is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Arni is about 11 km away. Arcot is about 16 km away. Sedarampattu 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 Damarapakkam (under 2 km), Mosur (under 2 km) and Melnayakanpalayam (under 2 km).

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

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