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About Kandipedu Village

Kandipedu is a large village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,794, made up of 1,359 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandipedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandipedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632106
Area (hectares) 708.73 hectares
Population 2,794
Male Population 1,359
Female Population 1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Kandipedu compares

By the 2011 count Kandipedu is the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 708.73 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kandipedu

Kandipedu 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 Kandipedu 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 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandipedu from other places

Kandipedu lies about 12 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Bommasamudram, about 3.7 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 Kandipedu
Nearest railway station Bommasamudram 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 7.1 km
Nearest town Kātpādi 7.1 km
District headquarters Vellore 12 km

Villages closest to Kandipedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandipedu village had a population of 2,794. That makes it the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Kandipedu village has 1,359 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandipedu has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kandipedu is 632106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandipedu covers 708.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandipedu falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandipedu is Bommasamudram, about 3.7 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 village for Kandipedu.

Kandipedu is about 12 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandipedu is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Bommasamudram is about 3.7 km away. Katpadi is about 7.1 km away. Kātpādi is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oddanthangal (under 2 km), Serkadu (2.0 km) and Mutharasikuppam (2.8 km).

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

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