About Arkkavadi Village

Arkkavadi is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 840 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkkavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkkavadi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	605802
Area (hectares)	260.63 hectares
Population	1,620
Male Population	840
Female Population	780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arkkavadi compares

By the 2011 count Arkkavadi is the 93rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 260.63 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Arkkavadi

Arkkavadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arkkavadi 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 Arkkavadi from other places

Arkkavadi lies about 52 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, 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 Arkkavadi
Nearest railway station	Andampallam	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	18 km
Nearest town	Tirukkoyilur	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	52 km

Villages closest to Arkkavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkkavadi village had a population of 1,620. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Arkkavadi village has 840 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkkavadi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Arkkavadi is 605802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkkavadi covers 260.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arkkavadi falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Arkkavadi is Andampallam, about 18 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 Arkkavadi.

Arkkavadi is about 52 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkkavadi is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Andampallam is about 18 km away. Sankarapuram is about 18 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.