About Vedalam Village

Vedalam is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 418 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tirukkoyilur
Pincode	605701
Area (hectares)	254.89 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	418
Female Population	442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vedalam compares

By the 2011 count Vedalam is the 155th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 254.89 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 970.

Getting to Vedalam

Vedalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vedalam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedalam from other places

Vedalam lies about 26 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 6.1 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 Vedalam
Nearest railway station	Tirukkovilur	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirukkoyilur	8.6 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	26 km

Villages closest to Vedalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedalam village had a population of 860. That makes it the 155th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Vedalam village has 418 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedalam has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Vedalam is 605701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedalam covers 254.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vedalam falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vedalam is Tirukkovilur, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Vedalam is about 26 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedalam is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkovilur is about 6.1 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 8.6 km away. Viluppuram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.