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About Veliambakkam Village

Veliambakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 624 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veliambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veliambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603310
Area (hectares) 332.82 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 624
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Veliambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Veliambakkam is the 74th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 332.82 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Veliambakkam

Veliambakkam 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 Veliambakkam 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 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veliambakkam from other places

Veliambakkam lies about 20 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 5.6 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 Veliambakkam
Nearest railway station Palayasivaram 5.6 km
Nearest town Maraimalainagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 20 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 20 km

Villages closest to Veliambakkam

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 Veliambakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Veliambakkam village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 74th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Veliambakkam village has 624 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veliambakkam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Veliambakkam is 603310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veliambakkam covers 332.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Veliambakkam is Palayasivaram, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

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

Veliambakkam is about 20 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veliambakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palayasivaram is about 5.6 km away. Maraimalainagar is about 15 km away. Maduranthakam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murukkambakkam (under 2 km), Netrambakkam (under 2 km) and Karunagaravilagam (2.6 km).

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

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