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About Vedapatti Village

Vedapatti is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 503 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ettayapuram
Pincode 628904
Area (hectares) 413.6 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 503
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vedapatti compares

By the 2011 count Vedapatti is the 27th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 413.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Vedapatti

Vedapatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vedapatti 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedapatti from other places

Vedapatti lies about 33 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Tuti Melur, about 28 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 Vedapatti
Nearest town Mappilaiurani 26 km
Nearest railway station Tuti Melur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Ettayapuram 33 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 33 km

Villages closest to Vedapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedapatti village had a population of 989. That makes it the 27th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Vedapatti village has 503 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedapatti has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Vedapatti is 628904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedapatti covers 413.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vedapatti falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vedapatti is Tuti Melur, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Vedapatti.

Vedapatti is about 33 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedapatti is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Mappilaiurani is about 26 km away. Tuti Melur is about 28 km away. Ettayapuram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodangipatti (21 km), Ettilappanaickenpatti (21 km) and Cholapuram (21 km).

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

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