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About Veppilaipatti Village

Veppilaipatti is a large village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,600, made up of 1,756 males and 1,844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppilaipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppilaipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636202
Area (hectares) 716.89 hectares
Population 3,600
Male Population 1,756
Female Population 1,844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veppilaipatti compares

By the 2011 count Veppilaipatti is the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 716.89 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Veppilaipatti

Veppilaipatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veppilaipatti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veppilaipatti from other places

Veppilaipatti lies about 22 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 9.8 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 Veppilaipatti
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 9.8 km
Nearest town Nāmagiripettai 17 km
District headquarters Salem 22 km

Villages closest to Veppilaipatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppilaipatti village had a population of 3,600. That makes it the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Veppilaipatti village has 1,756 males and 1,844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppilaipatti has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Veppilaipatti is 636202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppilaipatti covers 716.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veppilaipatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppilaipatti is Valappadi Gate, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Veppilaipatti.

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

Veppilaipatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Vazhapadi is about 9.8 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 9.8 km away. Nāmagiripettai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirumanur (1.9 km), Karungalpatti (4.1 km) and Malaiyalapatti (5.1 km).

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

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