About Vellaikuppam Village

Vellaikuppam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 190 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellaikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellaikuppam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625107
Area (hectares)	43.89 hectares
Population	387
Male Population	190
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellaikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Vellaikuppam is the 98th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 43.89 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Vellaikuppam

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

How far is Vellaikuppam from other places

Vellaikuppam lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 10 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 Vellaikuppam
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	10 km
Nearest town	Vandiyūr	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	16 km
District headquarters	Madurai	16 km

Villages closest to Vellaikuppam

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.

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Common questions about Vellaikuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellaikuppam village had a population of 387. That makes it the 98th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Vellaikuppam village has 190 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellaikuppam has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Vellaikuppam is 625107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellaikuppam covers 43.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vellaikuppam is Silaiman, about 10 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 village for Vellaikuppam.

Vellaikuppam is about 16 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellaikuppam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 10 km away. Vandiyūr is about 11 km away. Madurai North is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.