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About Viranampalayam Village

Viranampalayam is a large village in Paramathi Velur tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,451, made up of 1,191 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viranampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viranampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Paramathi Velur
Pincode 638181
Area (hectares) 659.94 hectares
Population 2,451
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Viranampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Viranampalayam is the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents. Its 659.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Viranampalayam

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

Viranampalayam lies about 22 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Pugalur, about 9.0 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 Viranampalayam
Nearest town Velur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramathi Velur 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Pugalur 9.0 km
District headquarters Namakkal 22 km

Villages closest to Viranampalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paramathi Velur 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 Viranampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Viranampalayam village had a population of 2,451. That makes it the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents.

Viranampalayam village has 1,191 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viranampalayam has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Viranampalayam is 638181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Viranampalayam covers 659.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Viranampalayam falls under Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Viranampalayam is Pugalur, about 9.0 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 Viranampalayam.

Viranampalayam is about 22 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viranampalayam is in Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district. Velur is about 3.0 km away. Paramathi Velur is about 7.5 km away. Pugalur is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopanampalayam (2.0 km), Irukkur (2.6 km) and Maniekanatham (3.7 km).

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

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