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About Vadavanur Village

Vadavanur is a small village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 196 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadavanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadavanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604206
Area (hectares) 96.08 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 196
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 25 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vadavanur compares

By the 2011 count Vadavanur is the 221st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 96.08 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Vadavanur

Vadavanur 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 Vadavanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 25 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vadavanur from other places

Vadavanur lies about 36 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 18 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 Vadavanur
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Mailam 18 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 36 km

Villages closest to Vadavanur

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.

Common questions about Vadavanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadavanur village had a population of 392. That makes it the 221st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Vadavanur village has 196 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadavanur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Vadavanur is 604206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadavanur covers 96.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vadavanur is Mailam, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 25 km distance for Vadavanur.

Vadavanur is about 36 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadavanur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 6.4 km away. Mailam is about 18 km away. Viluppuram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Servilagam (under 2 km), Nangilikondan (under 2 km) and Kadambur (under 2 km).

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

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