About Veppadi Village

Veppadi is a mid sized village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 706 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppadi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Gangavalli
Pincode	636105
Area (hectares)	434.34 hectares
Population	1,399
Male Population	706
Female Population	693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veppadi compares

By the 2011 count Veppadi is the 20th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 434.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Veppadi

Veppadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Veppadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Veppadi from other places

Veppadi lies about 61 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Attur, about 24 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 Veppadi
Tehsil headquarters	Gangavalli	13 km
Nearest town	Tammampatti	18 km
Nearest railway station	Attur	24 km
District headquarters	Salem	61 km

Villages closest to Veppadi

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

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Common questions about Veppadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppadi village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 20th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Veppadi village has 706 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppadi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Veppadi is 636105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppadi covers 434.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veppadi falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppadi is Attur, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Veppadi.

Veppadi is about 61 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppadi is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Gangavalli is about 13 km away. Tammampatti is about 18 km away. Attur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.