About Veeranam Village

Veeranam is one of the larger villages in Veerakeralamputhur tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,796, made up of 3,871 males and 3,925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2235.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627861, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veeranam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veeranam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Veerakeralamputhur
Pincode	627861
Area (hectares)	2235.53 hectares
Population	7,796
Male Population	3,871
Female Population	3,925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veeranam compares

By the 2011 count Veeranam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,393 residents. Its 2235.53 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1033.

Getting to Veeranam

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

Veeranam lies about 31 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Pavurchutram, about 14 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 Veeranam
Nearest town	Kilapavoor	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Pavurchutram	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Veerakeralamputhur	31 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	31 km

Villages closest to Veeranam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veeranam village had a population of 7,796. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,393 residents.

Veeranam village has 3,871 males and 3,925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veeranam has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Veeranam is 627861. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veeranam covers 2235.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veeranam falls under Veerakeralamputhur tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veeranam is Pavurchutram, about 14 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 Veeranam.

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

Veeranam is in Veerakeralamputhur tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kilapavoor is about 8.1 km away. Pavurchutram is about 14 km away. Veerakeralamputhur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.