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About Veeranakunnam Village

Veeranakunnam is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,566, made up of 1,283 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 827.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veeranakunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veeranakunnam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 827.02 hectares
Population 2,566
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Veeranakunnam compares

By the 2011 count Veeranakunnam is the 17th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 827.02 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Veeranakunnam

Veeranakunnam 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 Veeranakunnam 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veeranakunnam from other places

Veeranakunnam lies about 19 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walajabad, 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 Veeranakunnam
Nearest railway station Walajabad 12 km
Nearest town Srīperumbūdūr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 19 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 19 km

Villages closest to Veeranakunnam

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 Veeranakunnam

As per the Census of India 2011, Veeranakunnam village had a population of 2,566. That makes it the 17th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Veeranakunnam village has 1,283 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veeranakunnam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Veeranakunnam is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veeranakunnam covers 827.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Veeranakunnam is about 19 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veeranakunnam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Walajabad is about 12 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 12 km away. Maduranthakam is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anaikunnam (under 2 km), Chithathur (2.3 km) and Athivakkam (4.8 km).

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

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