About Vellalankottai Village

Vellalankottai is a mid sized village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,819, made up of 896 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1455.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628952, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellalankottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellalankottai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Kovilpatti
Pincode	628952
Area (hectares)	1455.58 hectares
Population	1,819
Male Population	896
Female Population	923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellalankottai compares

By the 2011 count Vellalankottai is the 27th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 1455.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Vellalankottai

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

Vellalankottai lies about 36 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Illavalengal, about 4.8 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 Vellalankottai
Nearest railway station	Illavalengal	4.8 km
Nearest town	Tirunelveli	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kovilpatti	30 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	36 km

Villages closest to Vellalankottai

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

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Common questions about Vellalankottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellalankottai village had a population of 1,819. That makes it the 27th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Vellalankottai village has 896 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellalankottai has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Vellalankottai is 628952. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellalankottai covers 1455.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vellalankottai falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellalankottai is Illavalengal, about 4.8 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 Vellalankottai.

Vellalankottai is about 36 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellalankottai is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Illavalengal is about 4.8 km away. Tirunelveli is about 26 km away. Kovilpatti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.