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About Veerapandi Village

Veerapandi is one of the larger villages in Salem tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,811, made up of 3,005 males and 2,806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerapandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerapandi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Salem
Pincode 636308
Area (hectares) 745.17 hectares
Population 5,811
Male Population 3,005
Female Population 2,806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Veerapandi compares

By the 2011 count Veerapandi is the 6th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,441 residents. Its 745.17 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Veerapandi

Veerapandi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Veerapandi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veerapandi from other places

Veerapandi lies about 11 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Virapandy Road, about under 2 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 Veerapandi
Nearest railway station Virapandy Road under 2 km
Nearest town Kondalampatti 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salem 11 km

Villages closest to Veerapandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerapandi village had a population of 5,811. That makes it the 6th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,441 residents.

Veerapandi village has 3,005 males and 2,806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerapandi has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Veerapandi is 636308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veerapandi covers 745.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Veerapandi falls under Salem tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veerapandi is Virapandy Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Veerapandi.

Veerapandi is about 11 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerapandi is in Salem tehsil of Salem district. Virapandy Road is about under 2 km away. Kondalampatti is about 7.3 km away. Salem is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnasiragapadi (2.6 km), Errachinnampatti (3.2 km) and Agraharapulaveri (3.7 km).

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

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