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About Veppankulam Village

Veppankulam is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 681 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614906
Area (hectares) 418.46 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 681
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veppankulam compares

By the 2011 count Veppankulam is the 77th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 418.46 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Veppankulam

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

Veppankulam lies about 43 km from Thanjavur. 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 Veppankulam
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 8.1 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 43 km

Villages closest to Veppankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppankulam village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 77th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Veppankulam village has 681 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppankulam has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Veppankulam is 614906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppankulam covers 418.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veppankulam falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Veppankulam notes the nearest railway station 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 Veppankulam.

Veppankulam is about 43 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppankulam is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 8.1 km away. Thanjavur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurichi (under 2 km), Moothakurichi (under 2 km) and Alanpallam (1.7 km).

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

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