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About Veerakkudi Village

Veerakkudi is a mid sized village in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,922, made up of 960 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1087.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622207
Area (hectares) 1087.28 hectares
Population 1,922
Male Population 960
Female Population 962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veerakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Veerakkudi is the 38th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 1087.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Veerakkudi

Veerakkudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veerakkudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Veerakkudi from other places

Veerakkudi lies about 20 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Keeranur, about 9.6 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 Veerakkudi
Nearest railway station Keeranur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 20 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 20 km

Villages closest to Veerakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerakkudi village had a population of 1,922. That makes it the 38th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Veerakkudi village has 960 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerakkudi has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Veerakkudi is 622207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veerakkudi covers 1087.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veerakkudi falls under Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veerakkudi is Keeranur, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Veerakkudi.

Veerakkudi is about 20 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerakkudi is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Keeranur is about 9.6 km away. Kulathur is about 20 km away. Pudukkottai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Killanur (2.7 km), Odugampatti (3.5 km) and Kunnandarkovil (3.9 km).

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

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