About Virpattu Village

Virpattu is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 299 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virpattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virpattu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604206
Area (hectares)	183.94 hectares
Population	631
Male Population	299
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,110
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Virpattu compares

By the 2011 count Virpattu is the 198th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 183.94 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Virpattu

Virpattu 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 Virpattu 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virpattu from other places

Virpattu lies about 38 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 20 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 Virpattu
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mailam	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	38 km

Villages closest to Virpattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virpattu village had a population of 631. That makes it the 198th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Virpattu village has 299 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virpattu has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Virpattu is 604206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virpattu covers 183.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virpattu falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Virpattu is Mailam, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Virpattu is about 38 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virpattu is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 7.0 km away. Mailam is about 20 km away. Viluppuram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.