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About Devapandalam Village

Devapandalam is one of the larger villages in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,775, made up of 2,847 males and 2,928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devapandalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devapandalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606402
Area (hectares) 146.2 hectares
Population 5,775
Male Population 2,847
Female Population 2,928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devapandalam compares

By the 2011 count Devapandalam is the 11th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 146.2 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Devapandalam

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

Devapandalam lies about 62 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, about 29 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 Devapandalam
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 1.6 km
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 16 km
Nearest railway station Siruvattur 29 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 62 km

Villages closest to Devapandalam

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.

Common questions about Devapandalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Devapandalam village had a population of 5,775. That makes it the 11th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Devapandalam village has 2,847 males and 2,928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devapandalam has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Devapandalam is 606402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devapandalam covers 146.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Devapandalam is Siruvattur, about 29 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 Devapandalam.

Devapandalam is about 62 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devapandalam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 1.6 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 16 km away. Siruvattur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agraharapandalam (under 2 km), Vadasiruvalur (under 2 km) and Kulathur (under 2 km).

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

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