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About Vadapalai Village

Vadapalai is a small village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 191 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadapalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadapalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626159
Area (hectares) 136.88 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 191
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadapalai compares

By the 2011 count Vadapalai is the 79th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 136.88 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Vadapalai

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

Vadapalai lies about 22 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 3.8 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 Vadapalai
Nearest railway station Tiruchchuli 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 4.0 km
Nearest town Aruppukkottai 8.1 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 22 km

Villages closest to Vadapalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadapalai village had a population of 391. That makes it the 79th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Vadapalai village has 191 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadapalai has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Vadapalai is 626159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadapalai covers 136.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadapalai falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vadapalai is Tiruchchuli, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vadapalai.

Vadapalai is about 22 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadapalai is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchchuli is about 3.8 km away. Tiruchuli is about 4.0 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulikurichi (1.7 km), Paraikulam (1.9 km) and Pillaiyarthottaiyankulam (2.3 km).

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

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