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About Vembakottai Village

Vembakottai is a large village in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,478, made up of 2,225 males and 2,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1481.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vembakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vembakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sivakasi
Pincode 626131
Area (hectares) 1481.07 hectares
Population 4,478
Male Population 2,225
Female Population 2,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vembakottai compares

By the 2011 count Vembakottai is the 16th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 1481.07 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Vembakottai

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

How far is Vembakottai from other places

Vembakottai lies about 29 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 Vembakottai
Nearest town Viswanatham 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sivakasi 13 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 29 km

Villages closest to Vembakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vembakottai village had a population of 4,478. That makes it the 16th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Vembakottai village has 2,225 males and 2,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vembakottai has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Vembakottai is 626131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vembakottai covers 1481.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vembakottai falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Vembakottai 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 village for Vembakottai.

Vembakottai is about 29 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vembakottai is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Viswanatham is about 11 km away. Sivakasi is about 13 km away. Virudhunagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundayiruppu (5.7 km), Edirkottai (6.5 km) and Subramaniyapuram (7.8 km).

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

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