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About Vedanthangal Village

Vedanthangal is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 855 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedanthangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedanthangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603314
Area (hectares) 371.36 hectares
Population 1,704
Male Population 855
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Vedanthangal compares

By the 2011 count Vedanthangal is the 38th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 371.36 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Vedanthangal

Vedanthangal 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 Vedanthangal 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedanthangal from other places

Vedanthangal lies about 26 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Mahendravadi, about 4.1 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 Vedanthangal
Nearest railway station Mahendravadi 4.1 km
Nearest town Walajapet 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 26 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 26 km

Villages closest to Vedanthangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedanthangal village had a population of 1,704. That makes it the 38th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Vedanthangal village has 855 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedanthangal has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Vedanthangal is 603314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedanthangal covers 371.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vedanthangal falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vedanthangal is Mahendravadi, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Vedanthangal is about 26 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedanthangal is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Mahendravadi is about 4.1 km away. Walajapet is about 18 km away. Maduranthakam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunnathur (6.7 km), Edayalam (9.0 km) and Minnal Chithamur (11 km).

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

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