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About Veerangipuram Village

Veerangipuram is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,513, made up of 1,278 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerangipuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerangipuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605701
Area (hectares) 554.06 hectares
Population 2,513
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veerangipuram compares

By the 2011 count Veerangipuram is the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 554.06 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Veerangipuram

Veerangipuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Veerangipuram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Veerangipuram from other places

Veerangipuram lies about 18 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 7.2 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 Veerangipuram
Nearest railway station Ayandur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 18 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 18 km

Villages closest to Veerangipuram

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.

Common questions about Veerangipuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerangipuram village had a population of 2,513. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Veerangipuram village has 1,278 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerangipuram has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

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

Veerangipuram covers 554.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Veerangipuram is Ayandur, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Veerangipuram.

Veerangipuram is about 18 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerangipuram is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 7.2 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 18 km away. Viluppuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilvalai (under 2 km), Melvalai (2.7 km) and Oduvankuppam (3.0 km).

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

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