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About Veerakudi Village

Veerakudi is a mid sized village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 275 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Peravurani
Pincode 614612
Area (hectares) 305.26 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 275
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veerakudi compares

By the 2011 count Veerakudi is the 55th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 305.26 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Veerakudi

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

Veerakudi lies about 62 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Peravurani, 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 Veerakudi
Nearest railway station Peravurani 6.6 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 62 km

Villages closest to Veerakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerakudi village had a population of 556. That makes it the 55th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Veerakudi village has 275 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerakudi has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Veerakudi is 614612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veerakudi covers 305.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veerakudi falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veerakudi is Peravurani, about 6.6 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 Veerakudi.

Veerakudi is about 62 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerakudi is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Peravurani is about 6.6 km away. Thanjavur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelliyadikadu (2.1 km), Valabramankadu (2.4 km) and Rettaivayal Ukkadai (2.7 km).

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

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