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About Veeramalai Village

Veeramalai is a large village in Pochampalli tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,257, made up of 2,196 males and 2,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1353.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veeramalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veeramalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Pochampalli
Pincode 635206
Area (hectares) 1353.02 hectares
Population 4,257
Male Population 2,196
Female Population 2,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veeramalai compares

By the 2011 count Veeramalai is the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents. Its 1353.02 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Veeramalai

Veeramalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veeramalai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veeramalai from other places

Veeramalai lies about 21 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Dasampatti, about 18 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 Veeramalai
Tehsil headquarters Pochampalli 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Dasampatti 18 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 21 km

Villages closest to Veeramalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veeramalai village had a population of 4,257. That makes it the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents.

Veeramalai village has 2,196 males and 2,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veeramalai has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Veeramalai is 635206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veeramalai covers 1353.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veeramalai falls under Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veeramalai is Dasampatti, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Veeramalai.

Veeramalai is about 21 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veeramalai is in Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Pochampalli is about 6.1 km away. Dasampatti is about 18 km away. Krishnagiri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilangamudi (3.9 km), Thimminaikampatti (4.0 km) and Veppalampatti (4.1 km).

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

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