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About Velangudi Village

Velangudi is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,647, made up of 813 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609603, 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 Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609603
Area (hectares) 253.86 hectares
Population 1,647
Male Population 813
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 253.86 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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 24 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvidaimarudur, about 7.0 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 Tiruvidaimarudur 7.0 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 24 km

Villages closest to Velangudi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nannilam 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 1,647. That makes it the 31st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Velangudi village has 813 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velangudi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Velangudi is 609603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velangudi covers 253.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velangudi falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velangudi is Tiruvidaimarudur, about 7.0 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 24 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velangudi is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Tiruvidaimarudur is about 7.0 km away. Kumbakonam is about 12 km away. Nannilam is about 14 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 (6.6 km), Vadagudi (9.2 km) and Adambar I (9.2 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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