About Velampoondi Village

Velampoondi is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 373 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velampoondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velampoondi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Kattumannarkoil
Pincode	608304
Area (hectares)	185.96 hectares
Population	762
Male Population	373
Female Population	389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velampoondi compares

By the 2011 count Velampoondi is the 105th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 185.96 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Velampoondi

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

Velampoondi lies about 65 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about 17 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 Velampoondi
Tehsil headquarters	Kattumannarkoil	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nidur	17 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	65 km

Villages closest to Velampoondi

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

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Common questions about Velampoondi

As per the Census of India 2011, Velampoondi village had a population of 762. That makes it the 105th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Velampoondi village has 373 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velampoondi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Velampoondi is 608304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velampoondi covers 185.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velampoondi falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velampoondi is Nidur, about 17 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 Velampoondi.

Velampoondi is about 65 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velampoondi is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 7.4 km away. Nidur is about 17 km away. Cuddalore is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.