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About Vengakurichi Village

Vengakurichi is a large village in Mudukulathur tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,392, made up of 1,641 males and 1,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1410.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vengakurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vengakurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Mudukulathur
Pincode 623704
Area (hectares) 1410.74 hectares
Population 3,392
Male Population 1,641
Female Population 1,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vengakurichi compares

By the 2011 count Vengakurichi is the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents. Its 1410.74 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Vengakurichi

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

How far is Vengakurichi from other places

Vengakurichi lies about 30 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 16 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 Vengakurichi
Tehsil headquarters Mudukulathur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 16 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 18 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 30 km

Villages closest to Vengakurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vengakurichi village had a population of 3,392. That makes it the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents.

Vengakurichi village has 1,641 males and 1,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vengakurichi has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Vengakurichi is 623704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vengakurichi covers 1410.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vengakurichi falls under Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vengakurichi is Sattirakkudi, about 16 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 village for Vengakurichi.

Vengakurichi is about 30 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vengakurichi is in Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Mudukulathur is about 7.4 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 16 km away. Paramagudi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Posukkudi (2.5 km), Puliyangudi (3.5 km) and Thattanendal (6.1 km).

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

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