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About Vetriyur Village

Vetriyur is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 641 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1205.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vetriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vetriyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630321
Area (hectares) 1205.06 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 641
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vetriyur compares

By the 2011 count Vetriyur is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1205.06 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Vetriyur

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

How far is Vetriyur from other places

Vetriyur lies about 22 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 6.4 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 Vetriyur
Nearest railway station Kallal 6.4 km
Nearest town Devakottai 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 20 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 22 km

Villages closest to Vetriyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vetriyur village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Vetriyur village has 641 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vetriyur has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Vetriyur is 630321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vetriyur covers 1205.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vetriyur falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vetriyur is Kallal, about 6.4 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 village for Vetriyur.

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

Vetriyur is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 6.4 km away. Devakottai is about 17 km away. Karaikkudi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malaikandan (1.8 km), Thiruthipatti (6.1 km) and Alampattu (6.2 km).

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

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