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About Vengodu Village

Vengodu is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 360 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1094.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vengodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vengodu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606401
Area (hectares) 1094.19 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 360
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vengodu compares

By the 2011 count Vengodu is the 153rd 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 1094.19 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vengodu

Vengodu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vengodu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vengodu from other places

Vengodu lies about 83 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 31 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 Vengodu
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 20 km
Nearest railway station Melnariyappanur 31 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 83 km

Villages closest to Vengodu

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 Vengodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Vengodu village had a population of 733. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Vengodu village has 360 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vengodu has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Vengodu is 606401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vengodu covers 1094.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vengodu is Melnariyappanur, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vengodu.

Vengodu is about 83 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vengodu is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vadakkanandal is about 16 km away. Sankarapuram is about 20 km away. Melnariyappanur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erukkambattu (1.6 km), Innadu (2.1 km) and Vellarikkadu (2.8 km).

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

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