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About Vaniyanthal Village

Vaniyanthal is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 914 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaniyanthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaniyanthal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606202
Area (hectares) 251.39 hectares
Population 1,825
Male Population 914
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaniyanthal compares

By the 2011 count Vaniyanthal is the 80th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 251.39 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, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vaniyanthal

Vaniyanthal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaniyanthal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vaniyanthal from other places

Vaniyanthal lies about 58 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Pukkiravari, about 17 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 Vaniyanthal
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 14 km
Nearest railway station Pukkiravari 17 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 58 km

Villages closest to Vaniyanthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaniyanthal village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 80th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Vaniyanthal village has 914 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaniyanthal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Vaniyanthal is 606202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaniyanthal covers 251.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vaniyanthal falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vaniyanthal is Pukkiravari, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Vaniyanthal is about 58 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaniyanthal is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 5.5 km away. Sankarapuram is about 14 km away. Pukkiravari 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 Agarakottalam (under 2 km), Anaikkaraikkottalam (1.8 km) and Thandalai (3.0 km).

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

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