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About Veppankudi Village

Veppankudi is a large village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,237, made up of 2,090 males and 2,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1065.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppankudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppankudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Alangudi
Pincode 622303
Area (hectares) 1065.12 hectares
Population 4,237
Male Population 2,090
Female Population 2,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veppankudi compares

By the 2011 count Veppankudi is the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 1065.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 1028.

Getting to Veppankudi

Veppankudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veppankudi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veppankudi from other places

Veppankudi lies about 6.8 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Pudukkotai, about 8.9 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 Veppankudi
District headquarters Pudukkottai 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Pudukkotai 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Alangudi 11 km

Villages closest to Veppankudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppankudi village had a population of 4,237. That makes it the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Veppankudi village has 2,090 males and 2,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppankudi has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Veppankudi is 622303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppankudi covers 1065.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veppankudi falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppankudi is Pudukkotai, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Veppankudi.

Veppankudi is about 6.8 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppankudi is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Pudukkottai is about 6.8 km away. Pudukkotai is about 8.9 km away. Alangudi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Immanampatti (under 2 km), Thiruvarangulam (2.3 km) and Kayampatti (2.4 km).

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

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