About Vedal Village

Vedal is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,092, made up of 1,036 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604501
Area (hectares)	453.39 hectares
Population	2,092
Male Population	1,036
Female Population	1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 36 km distance

How Vedal compares

By the 2011 count Vedal is the 31st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 453.39 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Vedal

Vedal 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 Vedal 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 36 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedal from other places

Vedal lies about 46 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 25 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 Vedal
Nearest town	Gingee	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Tindivanam	25 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	46 km

Villages closest to Vedal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedal village had a population of 2,092. That makes it the 31st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Vedal village has 1,036 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedal has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Vedal is 604501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedal covers 453.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vedal falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vedal is Tindivanam, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 36 km distance.

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

Vedal is about 46 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedal is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Gingee is about 15 km away. Vandavasi is about 20 km away. Tindivanam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.