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About Veppankuppam Village

Veppankuppam is a mid sized village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 888 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veppankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veppankuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Ambur
Pincode 632107
Area (hectares) 272.59 hectares
Population 1,855
Male Population 888
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 28 km distance

How Veppankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Veppankuppam is the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 272.59 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Veppankuppam

Veppankuppam 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 Veppankuppam 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 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veppankuppam from other places

Veppankuppam lies about 32 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melpatti, about 12 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 Veppankuppam
Nearest railway station Melpatti 12 km
Nearest town Pallikonda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambur 17 km
District headquarters Vellore 32 km

Villages closest to Veppankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veppankuppam village had a population of 1,855. That makes it the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Veppankuppam village has 888 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veppankuppam has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Veppankuppam is 632107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veppankuppam covers 272.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Veppankuppam falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veppankuppam is Melpatti, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 28 km distance.

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

Veppankuppam is about 32 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veppankuppam is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Melpatti is about 12 km away. Pallikonda is about 15 km away. Ambur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppambattu (under 2 km), Guruvarajapalayam (under 2 km) and Palapadi (under 2 km).

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

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