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About Vittankulam Village

Vittankulam 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 551, made up of 275 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vittankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vittankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625221
Area (hectares) 67.17 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 275
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vittankulam compares

By the 2011 count Vittankulam is the 82nd 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 67.17 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Vittankulam

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

How far is Vittankulam from other places

Vittankulam lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 6.4 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 Vittankulam
Nearest railway station Samayanallur 6.4 km
Nearest town Paravai 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 16 km
District headquarters Madurai 16 km

Villages closest to Vittankulam

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 Vittankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vittankulam village had a population of 551. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Vittankulam village has 275 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vittankulam has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Vittankulam is 625221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vittankulam covers 67.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vittankulam is Samayanallur, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Vittankulam.

Vittankulam 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.

Vittankulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Samayanallur is about 6.4 km away. Paravai is about 8.6 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.

The closest recorded villages are Vairavanatham (1.7 km), Panaikulam (2.0 km) and Vayalur (2.5 km).

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

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