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About Vengodu Village

Vengodu is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 785 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vengodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vengodu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604408
Area (hectares) 625.08 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 785
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Vengodu compares

By the 2011 count Vengodu is the 72nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 625.08 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Vengodu

Vengodu 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 Vengodu 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 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vengodu from other places

Vengodu lies about 79 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 21 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 Vengodu
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 19 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 21 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 79 km

Villages closest to Vengodu

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 Vengodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Vengodu village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Vengodu village has 785 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vengodu has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vengodu is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vengodu covers 625.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vengodu is Pakkam, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

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

Vengodu is about 79 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vengodu is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Uttiramerūr is about 6.9 km away. Cheyyar is about 19 km away. Pakkam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alathur (2.2 km), Alathurai (2.8 km) and Melputhur (2.8 km).

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

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