About Vellakulam Village

Vellakulam is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 1,903 males and 2,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1524.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627719, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellakulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	627719
Area (hectares)	1524.27 hectares
Population	3,946
Male Population	1,903
Female Population	2,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellakulam compares

By the 2011 count Vellakulam is the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 1524.27 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Vellakulam

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

Vellakulam lies about 13 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Cheranmahadevi, about 10 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 Vellakulam
Nearest railway station	Cheranmahadevi	10 km
Nearest town	Ālangulam	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarankoil	13 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	13 km

Villages closest to Vellakulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellakulam village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Vellakulam village has 1,903 males and 2,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellakulam has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Vellakulam is 627719. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellakulam covers 1524.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellakulam falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellakulam is Cheranmahadevi, about 10 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 Vellakulam.

Vellakulam is about 13 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellakulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Cheranmahadevi is about 10 km away. Ālangulam is about 13 km away. Sankarankoil is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.