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About Vanjikkuli Village

Vanjikkuli is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 384 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanjikkuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanjikkuli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606401
Area (hectares) 892.96 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 384
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vanjikkuli compares

By the 2011 count Vanjikkuli is the 149th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 892.96 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vanjikkuli

Vanjikkuli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vanjikkuli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vanjikkuli from other places

Vanjikkuli lies about 75 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Chinna Salem, about 37 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 Vanjikkuli
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 14 km
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 20 km
Nearest railway station Chinna Salem 37 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 75 km

Villages closest to Vanjikkuli

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 Vanjikkuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanjikkuli village had a population of 767. That makes it the 149th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Vanjikkuli village has 384 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanjikkuli 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 Vanjikkuli is 606401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanjikkuli covers 892.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vanjikkuli is Chinna Salem, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vanjikkuli.

Vanjikkuli is about 75 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanjikkuli is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 14 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 20 km away. Chinna Salem is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurmbalur (4.2 km), Moolakkadu (4.5 km) and La Gudalur (4.6 km).

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

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