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About Vekkampalayam Village

Vekkampalayam is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 954 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vekkampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vekkampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642004
Area (hectares) 386.85 hectares
Population 1,938
Male Population 954
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vekkampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Vekkampalayam is the 64th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 386.85 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Vekkampalayam

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

Vekkampalayam lies about 44 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Pollachi Junction, about 4.9 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 Vekkampalayam
Nearest town Sūleswaranpatti 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Pollachi Junction 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 5.8 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 44 km

Villages closest to Vekkampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vekkampalayam village had a population of 1,938. That makes it the 64th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Vekkampalayam village has 954 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vekkampalayam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Vekkampalayam is 642004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vekkampalayam covers 386.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vekkampalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vekkampalayam is Pollachi Junction, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance for Vekkampalayam.

Vekkampalayam is about 44 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vekkampalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Sūleswaranpatti is about 4.0 km away. Pollachi Junction is about 4.9 km away. Pollachi is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marchinaickenpalayam (under 2 km), Naickenpalayam (under 2 km) and Singanallur (2.5 km).

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

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