About Vettangudy Village

Vettangudy is one of the larger villages in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,422, made up of 2,685 males and 2,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1564.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vettangudy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vettangudy village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Sirkali
Pincode	609115
Area (hectares)	1564.27 hectares
Population	5,422
Male Population	2,685
Female Population	2,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vettangudy compares

By the 2011 count Vettangudy is the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 1564.27 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1022.

Getting to Vettangudy

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

Vettangudy lies about 56 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 8.4 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 Vettangudy
Tehsil headquarters	Sirkali	7.9 km
Nearest town	Sīrkāzhi	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sirkazhi	8.4 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	56 km

Villages closest to Vettangudy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vettangudy village had a population of 5,422. That makes it the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Vettangudy village has 2,685 males and 2,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vettangudy has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Vettangudy is 609115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vettangudy covers 1564.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vettangudy falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vettangudy is Sirkazhi, about 8.4 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 Vettangudy.

Vettangudy is about 56 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vettangudy is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkali is about 7.9 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 7.9 km away. Sirkazhi is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.