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About Vengunam Village

Vengunam is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,882, made up of 1,981 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vengunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vengunam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604408
Area (hectares) 533.02 hectares
Population 3,882
Male Population 1,981
Female Population 1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 38 km distance

How Vengunam compares

By the 2011 count Vengunam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 533.02 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Vengunam

Vengunam 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 Vengunam 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 38 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vengunam from other places

Vengunam lies about 66 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 26 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 Vengunam
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 2.1 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 26 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 66 km

Villages closest to Vengunam

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.

Common questions about Vengunam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vengunam village had a population of 3,882. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Vengunam village has 1,981 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vengunam has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

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

Vengunam covers 533.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vengunam is Tozhuppedu, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

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

Vengunam is about 66 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vengunam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 2.1 km away. Vandavāsi is about 2.1 km away. Tozhuppedu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mummuni (1.6 km), Padiri (1.8 km) and Pulivoy (2.2 km).

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

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