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About Vettukkadu Village

Vettukkadu is a mid sized village in Viluppuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 892 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vettukkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vettukkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Viluppuram
Pincode 605501
Area (hectares) 285.04 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 892
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vettukkadu compares

By the 2011 count Vettukkadu is the 135th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents. Its 285.04 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Vettukkadu

Vettukkadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vettukkadu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vettukkadu from other places

Vettukkadu lies about 12 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Vikravandi, about 6.6 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 Vettukkadu
Nearest railway station Vikravandi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Viluppuram 12 km
Nearest town Villupuram 12 km

Villages closest to Vettukkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vettukkadu village had a population of 1,746. That makes it the 135th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents.

Vettukkadu village has 892 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vettukkadu has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Vettukkadu is 605501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vettukkadu covers 285.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vettukkadu falls under Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vettukkadu is Vikravandi, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Vettukkadu is about 12 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vettukkadu is in Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vikravandi is about 6.6 km away. Viluppuram is about 12 km away. Villupuram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhapuram (under 2 km), Seyyaduvinnan (1.6 km) and Kayattur (1.8 km).

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

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