About Vedavakkam Village

Vedavakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,652, made up of 837 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedavakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603303
Area (hectares)	864.28 hectares
Population	1,652
Male Population	837
Female Population	815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 11 km distance

How Vedavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Vedavakkam is the 43rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 864.28 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Vedavakkam

Vedavakkam 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 Vedavakkam 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 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedavakkam from other places

Vedavakkam lies about 22 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 12 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 Vedavakkam
Nearest town	Uttiramerūr	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Palayasivaram	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	22 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	22 km

Villages closest to Vedavakkam

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.

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Common questions about Vedavakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedavakkam village had a population of 1,652. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Vedavakkam village has 837 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedavakkam has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Vedavakkam is 603303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedavakkam covers 864.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vedavakkam is Palayasivaram, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

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

Vedavakkam is about 22 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedavakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 9.9 km away. Palayasivaram is about 12 km away. Maduranthakam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.