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About Vellikatti Village

Vellikatti is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 426 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellikatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellikatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630411
Area (hectares) 251.31 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 426
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellikatti compares

By the 2011 count Vellikatti is the 47th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 251.31 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Vellikatti

Vellikatti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vellikatti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Vellikatti from other places

Vellikatti lies about 29 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 14 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 Vellikatti
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 12 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 14 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 29 km

Villages closest to Vellikatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellikatti village had a population of 863. That makes it the 47th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Vellikatti village has 426 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellikatti has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Vellikatti is 630411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellikatti covers 251.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellikatti falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellikatti is Kallal, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vellikatti.

Vellikatti is about 29 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellikatti is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 12 km away. Kallal is about 14 km away. Sivaganga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maranisarugani (2.0 km), Thirani (2.4 km) and Vagaigudi (3.6 km).

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

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