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About Vettuvankulam Village

Vettuvankulam is a mid sized village in Tirunelveli tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 782 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vettuvankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vettuvankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Tirunelveli
Pincode 627012
Area (hectares) 603.58 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 782
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vettuvankulam compares

By the 2011 count Vettuvankulam is the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,500 residents. Its 603.58 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Vettuvankulam

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

Vettuvankulam lies about 11 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Pettai, about 8.8 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 Vettuvankulam
Nearest railway station Pettai 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirunelveli 11 km

Villages closest to Vettuvankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vettuvankulam village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,500 residents.

Vettuvankulam village has 782 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vettuvankulam has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Vettuvankulam is 627012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vettuvankulam covers 603.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vettuvankulam falls under Tirunelveli tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vettuvankulam is Pettai, about 8.8 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 Vettuvankulam.

Vettuvankulam is about 11 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vettuvankulam is in Tirunelveli tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Pettai is about 8.8 km away. Tirunelveli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirukkankurichi (under 2 km), Velarkulam (2.0 km) and Vaduganpatti (2.0 km).

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

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