About Veppalodai Village

Veppalodai is a large village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,892, made up of 1,432 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1513.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppalodai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppalodai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ottapidaram
Pincode	628903
Area (hectares)	1513.54 hectares
Population	2,892
Male Population	1,432
Female Population	1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veppalodai compares

By the 2011 count Veppalodai is the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1513.54 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Veppalodai

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

Veppalodai lies about 23 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Tuti Melur, about 18 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 Veppalodai
Nearest town	Mappilaiurani	16 km
Nearest railway station	Tuti Melur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottapidaram	19 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	23 km

Villages closest to Veppalodai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppalodai village had a population of 2,892. That makes it the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Veppalodai village has 1,432 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppalodai has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Veppalodai is 628903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppalodai covers 1513.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veppalodai falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppalodai is Tuti Melur, about 18 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 Veppalodai.

Veppalodai is about 23 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppalodai is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Mappilaiurani is about 16 km away. Tuti Melur is about 18 km away. Ottapidaram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.