About Veppankulam Village

Veppankulam is a mid sized village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 440 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625701
Area (hectares)	352.06 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	440
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veppankulam compares

By the 2011 count Veppankulam is the 64th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 352.06 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Veppankulam

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

Veppankulam 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 Veppankulam
Nearest railway station	Kalligudi	10 km
Nearest town	Virudunagar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	18 km
District headquarters	Madurai	27 km

Villages closest to Veppankulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirumangalam 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 Veppankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppankulam village had a population of 878. That makes it the 64th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Veppankulam village has 440 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppankulam has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Veppankulam is 625701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppankulam covers 352.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veppankulam falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppankulam is Kalligudi, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Veppankulam.

Veppankulam 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.

Veppankulam is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Kalligudi is about 10 km away. Virudunagar is about 16 km away. Thirumangalam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.