About Veppilai Village

Veppilai is one of the larger villages in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,031, made up of 2,658 males and 2,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1748.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppilai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Omalur
Pincode	636351
Area (hectares)	1748.68 hectares
Population	5,031
Male Population	2,658
Female Population	2,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veppilai compares

By the 2011 count Veppilai is the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 1748.68 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Veppilai

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

Veppilai lies about 21 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 5.6 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 Veppilai
Nearest railway station	Valappadi Gate	5.6 km
District headquarters	Salem	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Omalur	35 km

Villages closest to Veppilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppilai village had a population of 5,031. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Veppilai village has 2,658 males and 2,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppilai has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Veppilai is 636351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppilai covers 1748.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veppilai falls under Omalur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppilai is Valappadi Gate, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance for Veppilai.

Veppilai is about 21 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppilai is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Valappadi Gate is about 5.6 km away. Salem is about 21 km away. Omalur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.