About Vellamadam Village

Vellamadam is a large village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,511, made up of 1,717 males and 1,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1535.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellamadam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellamadam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Tiruchendur
Pincode	628617
Area (hectares)	1535.01 hectares
Population	3,511
Male Population	1,717
Female Population	1,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vellamadam compares

By the 2011 count Vellamadam is the 15th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 1535.01 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Vellamadam

Vellamadam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellamadam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellamadam from other places

Vellamadam lies about 31 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Nazareth, about 3.6 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 Vellamadam
Nearest railway station	Nazareth	3.6 km
Nearest town	Arumuganeri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchendur	21 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	31 km

Villages closest to Vellamadam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellamadam village had a population of 3,511. That makes it the 15th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Vellamadam village has 1,717 males and 1,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellamadam has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Vellamadam is 628617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellamadam covers 1535.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellamadam falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellamadam is Nazareth, about 3.6 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 village for Vellamadam.

Vellamadam is about 31 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellamadam is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Nazareth is about 3.6 km away. Arumuganeri is about 16 km away. Tiruchendur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.