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About Veppangulam Village

Veppangulam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 11 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppangulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625017
Area (hectares) 82.61 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 11
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Veppangulam compares

By the 2011 count Veppangulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 82.61 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Veppangulam

Veppangulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Veppangulam 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 Veppangulam from other places

Veppangulam lies about 27 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalligudi, 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 Veppangulam
Nearest railway station Kalligudi 10 km
Nearest town Virudunagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 27 km
District headquarters Madurai 27 km

Villages closest to Veppangulam

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 Veppangulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppangulam village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Veppangulam village has 11 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppangulam has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Veppangulam is 625017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppangulam covers 82.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Veppangulam is Kalligudi, about 10 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 Veppangulam.

Veppangulam is about 27 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppangulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kalligudi is about 10 km away. Virudunagar is about 16 km away. Madurai North is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meenakshipuram (5.8 km), Mangulam (13 km) and Thathangulam (13 km).

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

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