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About Vellagudi Village

Vellagudi is a small village in Ponnamaravathi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 130 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellagudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellagudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Ponnamaravathi
Pincode 622002
Area (hectares) 253.83 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 130
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellagudi compares

By the 2011 count Vellagudi is the 44th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents. Its 253.83 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Vellagudi

Vellagudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vellagudi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Vellagudi from other places

Vellagudi lies about 22 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 17 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 Vellagudi
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponnamaravathi 22 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 22 km

Villages closest to Vellagudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellagudi village had a population of 277. That makes it the 44th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents.

Vellagudi village has 130 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellagudi has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Vellagudi is 622002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellagudi covers 253.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vellagudi falls under Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellagudi is Namanasamudram, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Vellagudi.

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

Vellagudi is in Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 17 km away. Ponnamaravathi is about 22 km away. Pudukkottai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellagudi Ii Bit (under 2 km), Sathanur (under 2 km) and Nerinjikudi (1.6 km).

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

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