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About Veppankkadu Village

Veppankkadu is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 447 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppankkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppankkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614626
Area (hectares) 161.02 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 447
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veppankkadu compares

By the 2011 count Veppankkadu is the 108th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 161.02 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Veppankkadu

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

Veppankkadu lies about 36 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 Veppankkadu
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 8.7 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 36 km

Villages closest to Veppankkadu

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 Veppankkadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppankkadu village had a population of 916. That makes it the 108th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Veppankkadu village has 447 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppankkadu has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Veppankkadu is 614626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppankkadu covers 161.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Veppankkadu 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 Veppankkadu.

Veppankkadu is about 36 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppankkadu is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 8.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veppankkadu Ukkadai (under 2 km), Enathi (2.4 km) and Nambivayal (2.6 km).

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

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