About Vadapalai Village

Vadapalai is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 793 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadapalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadapalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604204
Area (hectares)	422.78 hectares
Population	1,607
Male Population	793
Female Population	814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 32 km distance

How Vadapalai compares

By the 2011 count Vadapalai is the 92nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 422.78 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Vadapalai

Vadapalai 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 Vadapalai 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 32 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadapalai from other places

Vadapalai lies about 42 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Turinjapuram, about 27 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 Vadapalai
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	10 km
Nearest railway station	Turinjapuram	27 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	42 km

Villages closest to Vadapalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadapalai village had a population of 1,607. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Vadapalai village has 793 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadapalai has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Vadapalai is 604204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadapalai covers 422.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadapalai falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadapalai is Turinjapuram, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 32 km distance.

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

Vadapalai is about 42 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadapalai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 10 km away. Turinjapuram is about 27 km away. Viluppuram is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.