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About Veeranam Village

Veeranam is a mid sized village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 441 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veeranam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veeranam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612701
Area (hectares) 211.13 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 441
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Veeranam compares

By the 2011 count Veeranam is the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 211.13 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Veeranam

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

Veeranam lies about 34 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Swamimalai, about 7.2 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 Veeranam
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Swamimalai 7.2 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 34 km

Villages closest to Veeranam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veeranam village had a population of 850. That makes it the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Veeranam village has 441 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veeranam has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Veeranam is 612701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veeranam covers 211.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veeranam falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veeranam is Swamimalai, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Veeranam.

Veeranam is about 34 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veeranam is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Valangaiman is about 5.6 km away. Swamimalai is about 7.2 km away. Kumbakonam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Therkkupattam (2.2 km), Chandrasekarapuram (2.6 km) and Avoor (2.7 km).

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

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