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About Veppankurichi Village

Veppankurichi is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 812 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppankurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppankurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 607802
Area (hectares) 334.9 hectares
Population 1,624
Male Population 812
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veppankurichi compares

By the 2011 count Veppankurichi is the 83rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 334.9 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Veppankurichi

Veppankurichi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Veppankurichi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Veppankurichi from other places

Veppankurichi lies about 41 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about under 2 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 Veppankurichi
Nearest railway station Neyveli under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 16 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 41 km

Villages closest to Veppankurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppankurichi village had a population of 1,624. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Veppankurichi village has 812 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppankurichi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Veppankurichi is 607802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppankurichi covers 334.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veppankurichi falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppankurichi is Neyveli, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Veppankurichi.

Veppankurichi is about 41 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppankurichi is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about under 2 km away. Virudhachalam is about 16 km away. Cuddalore is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neyveli (under 2 km), Melpappanapattu (1.8 km) and Vadakkuvellur (2.2 km).

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

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