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About Velliyakudi Village

Velliyakudi is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 317 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velliyakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velliyakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608702
Area (hectares) 170.65 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 317
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velliyakudi compares

By the 2011 count Velliyakudi is the 152nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 170.65 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Velliyakudi

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

Velliyakudi lies about 45 km from Cuddalore. 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 Velliyakudi
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 15 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 45 km

Villages closest to Velliyakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velliyakudi village had a population of 644. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Velliyakudi village has 317 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velliyakudi has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Velliyakudi is 608702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velliyakudi covers 170.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velliyakudi falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Velliyakudi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Velliyakudi.

Velliyakudi is about 45 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velliyakudi is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 11 km away. Chidambaram is about 15 km away. Cuddalore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buthangudi (under 2 km), Vadappakkam (under 2 km) and Sathamangalam (under 2 km).

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

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