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About Veeranakavu Village

Veeranakavu is one of the larger villages in Nedumangad tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,384, made up of 12,867 males and 13,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1819 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695572, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veeranakavu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veeranakavu village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil Nedumangad
Pincode 695572
Area (hectares) 1819 hectares
Population 26,384
Male Population 12,867
Female Population 13,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veeranakavu compares

By the 2011 count Veeranakavu is the 6th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents. Its 1819 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Veeranakavu

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

Veeranakavu lies about 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Balaramapuram, about 12 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 Veeranakavu
Nearest town Kulathummal 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Balaramapuram 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nedumangad 15 km
District headquarters Thiruvananthapuram 18 km

Villages closest to Veeranakavu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veeranakavu village had a population of 26,384. That makes it the 6th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents.

Veeranakavu village has 12,867 males and 13,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veeranakavu has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Veeranakavu is 695572. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veeranakavu covers 1819 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Veeranakavu falls under Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Veeranakavu is Balaramapuram, about 12 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 Veeranakavu.

Veeranakavu is about 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veeranakavu is in Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Kulathummal is about 3.0 km away. Balaramapuram is about 12 km away. Nedumangad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perumkulam (3.2 km), Aryanad (7.1 km) and Vellanad (7.5 km).

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

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