About Vellakulam Village

Vellakulam is a large village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,867, made up of 2,380 males and 2,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1684.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellakulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625701
Area (hectares)	1684.99 hectares
Population	4,867
Male Population	2,380
Female Population	2,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Vellakulam compares

By the 2011 count Vellakulam is the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 1684.99 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Vellakulam

Vellakulam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vellakulam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellakulam from other places

Vellakulam lies about 32 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalligudi, about 2.4 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 Vellakulam
Nearest railway station	Kalligudi	2.4 km
Nearest town	Virudunagar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	16 km
District headquarters	Madurai	32 km

Villages closest to Vellakulam

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 Vellakulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellakulam village had a population of 4,867. That makes it the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Vellakulam village has 2,380 males and 2,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellakulam has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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

Vellakulam covers 1684.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vellakulam is Kalligudi, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vellakulam.

Vellakulam is about 32 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellakulam is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Kalligudi is about 2.4 km away. Virudunagar is about 11 km away. Thirumangalam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.