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About Veerapanjan Village

Veerapanjan is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 319 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerapanjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerapanjan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 151.09 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 319
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veerapanjan compares

By the 2011 count Veerapanjan is the 78th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 151.09 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Veerapanjan

Veerapanjan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Veerapanjan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veerapanjan from other places

Veerapanjan lies about 8.3 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 6.9 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 Veerapanjan
Nearest town Vandiyūr 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 8.3 km
District headquarters Madurai 8.3 km

Villages closest to Veerapanjan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Veerapanjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerapanjan village had a population of 614. That makes it the 78th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Veerapanjan village has 319 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerapanjan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Veerapanjan is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veerapanjan covers 151.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veerapanjan falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veerapanjan is Silaiman, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Veerapanjan.

Veerapanjan is about 8.3 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerapanjan is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Vandiyūr is about 4.3 km away. Silaiman is about 6.9 km away. Madurai North is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikappan (under 2 km), Thindiyur (1.6 km) and Pulangulam (1.8 km).

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

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