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About Velayudhapuram Village

Velayudhapuram is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,553, made up of 784 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1697.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velayudhapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velayudhapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626113
Area (hectares) 1697.54 hectares
Population 1,553
Male Population 784
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velayudhapuram compares

By the 2011 count Velayudhapuram is the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 1697.54 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Velayudhapuram

Velayudhapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velayudhapuram as Available within village. 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 Velayudhapuram from other places

Velayudhapuram lies about 22 km from Virudhunagar. 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 Velayudhapuram
Tehsil headquarters Aruppukkottai 14 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 22 km

Villages closest to Velayudhapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velayudhapuram village had a population of 1,553. That makes it the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Velayudhapuram village has 784 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velayudhapuram has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Velayudhapuram is 626113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velayudhapuram covers 1697.54 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.

Velayudhapuram falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Velayudhapuram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Velayudhapuram.

Velayudhapuram is about 22 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velayudhapuram is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Aruppukkottai is about 14 km away. Virudhunagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandalkudi (1.5 km), Chettipatti (4.4 km) and P Andipatti (4.4 km).

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

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