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About Vandagappadi Village

Vandagappadi is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 576 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vandagappadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vandagappadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606207
Area (hectares) 803.93 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 576
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vandagappadi compares

By the 2011 count Vandagappadi is the 129th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 803.93 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vandagappadi

Vandagappadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vandagappadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vandagappadi from other places

Vandagappadi lies about 91 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 17 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 Vandagappadi
Nearest railway station Talaivasal 17 km
Nearest town Attur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 31 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 91 km

Villages closest to Vandagappadi

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 Vandagappadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vandagappadi village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 129th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Vandagappadi village has 576 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vandagappadi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Vandagappadi is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vandagappadi covers 803.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vandagappadi is Talaivasal, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vandagappadi.

Vandagappadi is about 91 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vandagappadi is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Talaivasal is about 17 km away. Attur is about 18 km away. Sankarapuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uppur (3.3 km), Varam (3.3 km) and Arampundi (4.7 km).

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

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