About Vedal Village

Vedal is a large village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,472, made up of 1,221 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1161.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Cheyyur
Pincode	603304
Area (hectares)	1161.59 hectares
Population	2,472
Male Population	1,221
Female Population	1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Vedal compares

By the 2011 count Vedal is the 19th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 1161.59 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Vedal

Vedal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vedal 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedal from other places

Vedal lies about 66 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 20 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 Vedal
Nearest town	Kottaikādu	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyur	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Acharapakkam	20 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	66 km

Villages closest to Vedal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedal village had a population of 2,472. That makes it the 19th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Vedal village has 1,221 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedal has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Vedal is 603304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedal covers 1161.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vedal falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vedal is Acharapakkam, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vedal.

Vedal is about 66 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedal is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kottaikādu is about 5.4 km away. Cheyyur is about 6.8 km away. Acharapakkam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.