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About Veppur Village

Veppur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,548, made up of 2,343 males and 2,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606304
Area (hectares) 781 hectares
Population 4,548
Male Population 2,343
Female Population 2,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veppur compares

By the 2011 count Veppur is the 11th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 781 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Veppur

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

Veppur lies about 74 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 6.5 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 Veppur
Nearest railway station Kuttakudi 6.5 km
Nearest town Tittagudi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 22 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 74 km

Villages closest to Veppur

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 Veppur

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppur village had a population of 4,548. That makes it the 11th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Veppur village has 2,343 males and 2,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Veppur is 606304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppur covers 781 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Veppur is Kuttakudi, about 6.5 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 Veppur.

Veppur is about 74 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kuttakudi is about 6.5 km away. Tittagudi is about 15 km away. Virudhachalam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirunesalur (1.9 km), Seppakkam (2.7 km) and Kattumayilur (3.2 km).

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

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