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About Vembakkam Village

Vembakkam is a large village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,177, made up of 1,573 males and 1,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vembakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vembakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604410
Area (hectares) 913.91 hectares
Population 3,177
Male Population 1,573
Female Population 1,604
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 16 km distance

How Vembakkam compares

By the 2011 count Vembakkam is the 13th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 913.91 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Vembakkam

Vembakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vembakkam 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 16 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vembakkam from other places

Vembakkam lies about 84 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram, 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 Vembakkam
Nearest town Sevilimedu 10 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 15 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 84 km

Villages closest to Vembakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vembakkam village had a population of 3,177. That makes it the 13th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Vembakkam village has 1,573 males and 1,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vembakkam has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vembakkam is 604410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vembakkam covers 913.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vembakkam falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vembakkam is Kanchipuram, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 16 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vembakkam.

Vembakkam is about 84 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vembakkam is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Sevilimedu is about 10 km away. Kanchipuram is about 14 km away. Cheyyar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seleri (under 2 km), Pillanthangal (1.6 km) and Thiruppanamoor (2.5 km).

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

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