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About Velliyankundram Village

Velliyankundram 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 1,401, made up of 720 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velliyankundram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velliyankundram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625301
Area (hectares) 296.05 hectares
Population 1,401
Male Population 720
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velliyankundram compares

By the 2011 count Velliyankundram is the 47th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 296.05 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Velliyankundram

Velliyankundram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velliyankundram 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 Velliyankundram from other places

Velliyankundram lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, 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 Velliyankundram
Nearest town Kannānendal 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 13 km

Villages closest to Velliyankundram

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 Velliyankundram

As per the Census of India 2011, Velliyankundram village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 47th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Velliyankundram village has 720 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velliyankundram has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Velliyankundram is 625301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velliyankundram covers 296.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Velliyankundram is Kudalnagar, about 12 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 Velliyankundram.

Velliyankundram is about 13 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velliyankundram is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 7.8 km away. Kudalnagar is about 12 km away. Madurai North is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appanthirupathi (under 2 km), Kollankulam (under 2 km) and Erukkalainattam (1.9 km).

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

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