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About Veerakudi Village

Veerakudi is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 522 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 828.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veerakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veerakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626607
Area (hectares) 828.36 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 522
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Veerakudi compares

By the 2011 count Veerakudi is the 35th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 828.36 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Veerakudi

Veerakudi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Veerakudi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veerakudi from other places

Veerakudi lies about 41 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 3.8 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 Veerakudi
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 15 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 19 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 41 km

Villages closest to Veerakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veerakudi village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 35th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Veerakudi village has 522 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veerakudi has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Veerakudi is 626607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veerakudi covers 828.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veerakudi falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veerakudi is Narikkudi, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Veerakudi is about 41 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veerakudi is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 3.8 km away. Tiruchuli is about 15 km away. Manamadurai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varisaiyur (1.7 km), Pulichikulam (2.1 km) and Ottankulam (2.7 km).

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

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