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About Vappanchery Village

Vappanchery is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 357 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vappanchery Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vappanchery village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611109
Area (hectares) 248.17 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 357
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vappanchery compares

By the 2011 count Vappanchery is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 248.17 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vappanchery

Vappanchery is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vappanchery as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Vappanchery from other places

Vappanchery lies about 40 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Pandi, about under 2 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 Vappanchery
Nearest railway station Pandi under 2 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 35 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 40 km

Villages closest to Vappanchery

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vappanchery village had a population of 723. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Vappanchery village has 357 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vappanchery has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Vappanchery is 611109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vappanchery covers 248.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vappanchery falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vappanchery is Pandi, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vappanchery.

Vappanchery is about 40 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vappanchery is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Pandi is about under 2 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 5.7 km away. Kilvelur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venmanacheri (20 km), Palakurichi (22 km) and Keelaiyur (22 km).

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

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