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About Vellakudi Village

Vellakudi is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 582 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 614103
Area (hectares) 259.07 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 582
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vellakudi compares

By the 2011 count Vellakudi is the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 259.07 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Vellakudi

Vellakudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellakudi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vellakudi from other places

Vellakudi lies about 16 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koradacheri, about 4.2 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 Vellakudi
Nearest town Koothanallur 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Koradacheri 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 9.6 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 16 km

Villages closest to Vellakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellakudi village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Vellakudi village has 582 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellakudi has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Vellakudi is 614103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellakudi covers 259.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellakudi falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellakudi is Koradacheri, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vellakudi.

Vellakudi is about 16 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellakudi is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koothanallur is about 2.6 km away. Koradacheri is about 4.2 km away. Needamangalam is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekarai (1.9 km), Sithambur (3.2 km) and Pududevangudi (3.4 km).

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

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