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About Vengarai Village

Vengarai is a large village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,088, made up of 1,013 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vengarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vengarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614628
Area (hectares) 624.4 hectares
Population 2,088
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vengarai compares

By the 2011 count Vengarai is the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 624.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Vengarai

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

Vengarai lies about 41 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 10 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 Vengarai
Nearest railway station Ottankadu 10 km
Nearest town Pattukkottai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 22 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 41 km

Villages closest to Vengarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vengarai village had a population of 2,088. That makes it the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Vengarai village has 1,013 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vengarai has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Vengarai is 614628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vengarai covers 624.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vengarai falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vengarai is Ottankadu, about 10 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 Vengarai.

Vengarai is about 41 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vengarai is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 10 km away. Pattukkottai is about 12 km away. Orathanadu is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periyakottaikadu (under 2 km), Thippanvidudhi (3.3 km) and Vettuvakottai I (5.5 km).

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

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