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About Kathiavadi Village

Kathiavadi is a large village in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,525, made up of 1,728 males and 1,797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathiavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathiavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Wallajah
Pincode 632509
Area (hectares) 732.26 hectares
Population 3,525
Male Population 1,728
Female Population 1,797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Kathiavadi compares

By the 2011 count Kathiavadi is the 25th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 732.26 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kathiavadi

Kathiavadi 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 Kathiavadi 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathiavadi from other places

Kathiavadi lies about 16 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvalam, about 11 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 Kathiavadi
Nearest town Vishāram 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Tiruvalam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Wallajah 16 km
District headquarters Vellore 16 km

Villages closest to Kathiavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathiavadi village had a population of 3,525. That makes it the 25th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Kathiavadi village has 1,728 males and 1,797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathiavadi has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kathiavadi is 632509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathiavadi covers 732.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathiavadi falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kathiavadi is Tiruvalam, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Kathiavadi is about 16 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathiavadi is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Vishāram is about 4.0 km away. Tiruvalam is about 11 km away. Wallajah 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 Kilkuppam (1.6 km), Ayilam (1.8 km) and Arunkundram (2.2 km).

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

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