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About Verkudi Village

Verkudi is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 747 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Verkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Verkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 614101
Area (hectares) 264.39 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 747
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Verkudi compares

By the 2011 count Verkudi is the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 264.39 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Verkudi

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

Verkudi lies about 14 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mavur Road, about 8.0 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 Verkudi
Nearest town Koothanallur 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Mavur Road 8.0 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 18 km

Villages closest to Verkudi

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 Verkudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Verkudi village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Verkudi village has 747 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Verkudi has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Verkudi is 614101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Verkudi covers 264.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Verkudi is Mavur Road, about 8.0 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 Verkudi.

Verkudi is about 14 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Verkudi is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koothanallur is about 6.3 km away. Mavur Road is about 8.0 km away. Thiruvarur 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 Overchery (under 2 km), Kakkaiyadi (1.7 km) and Sathanur (1.9 km).

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

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