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About Velangudi Village

Velangudi is a small village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 146 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 616260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 616260
Area (hectares) 88.86 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 146
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velangudi compares

By the 2011 count Velangudi is the 88th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 88.86 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Velangudi

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

Velangudi lies about 39 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 9.9 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 Velangudi
Nearest railway station Tirunageswaram 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 12 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 39 km

Villages closest to Velangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velangudi village had a population of 309. That makes it the 88th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Velangudi village has 146 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velangudi has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Velangudi is 616260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velangudi covers 88.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velangudi falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velangudi is Tirunageswaram, about 9.9 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 Velangudi.

Velangudi is about 39 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velangudi is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tirunageswaram is about 9.9 km away. Kumbakonam is about 12 km away. Thanjavur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keeranur (under 2 km), Kovanur (2.3 km) and Paruthicheri (2.3 km).

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

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