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About Velangudi Village

Velangudi is a mid sized village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 817 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614302, 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 Valangaiman
Pincode 614302
Area (hectares) 396.78 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 817
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velangudi compares

By the 2011 count Velangudi is the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 396.78 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 999.

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 <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 Velangudi from other places

Velangudi lies about 37 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Papanasam, about 8.2 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 Velangudi
Nearest railway station Papanasam 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 9.1 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 37 km

Villages closest to Velangudi

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 Velangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Velangudi village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Velangudi village has 817 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velangudi has about 968 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Velangudi is 614302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velangudi covers 396.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Velangudi is Papanasam, about 8.2 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 Velangudi.

Velangudi is about 37 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 Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Papanasam is about 8.2 km away. Valangaiman is about 9.1 km away. Kumbakonam 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 Veeramangalam (under 2 km), Manakkal (1.6 km) and Uthukkadu (2.1 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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