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About Vellipatti Village

Vellipatti is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 515 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 717.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630108
Area (hectares) 717.65 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 515
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vellipatti compares

By the 2011 count Vellipatti is the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 717.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Vellipatti

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

Vellipatti lies about 52 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 6.6 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 Vellipatti
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 6.6 km
Nearest town Pudukkottai 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 23 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 52 km

Villages closest to Vellipatti

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 Vellipatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellipatti village had a population of 999. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Vellipatti village has 515 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellipatti has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Vellipatti is 630108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellipatti covers 717.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vellipatti is Tirumayam, about 6.6 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 Vellipatti.

Vellipatti is about 52 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellipatti is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Tirumayam is about 6.6 km away. Pudukkottai is about 18 km away. Karaikkudi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sethurengunathpattanam (5.7 km), Kalathur (6.6 km) and Mathur (6.6 km).

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

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