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About Velayuthapuram Village

Velayuthapuram is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 379 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velayuthapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velayuthapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626607
Area (hectares) 206.87 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 379
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velayuthapuram compares

By the 2011 count Velayuthapuram is the 51st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 206.87 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Velayuthapuram

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

How far is Velayuthapuram from other places

Velayuthapuram lies about 33 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 5.8 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 Velayuthapuram
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 6.9 km
Nearest town Aruppukkottai 19 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 33 km

Villages closest to Velayuthapuram

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 Velayuthapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Velayuthapuram village had a population of 726. That makes it the 51st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Velayuthapuram village has 379 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velayuthapuram has about 916 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 Velayuthapuram is 626607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velayuthapuram covers 206.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Velayuthapuram is Narikkudi, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance for Velayuthapuram.

Velayuthapuram is about 33 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velayuthapuram is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 5.8 km away. Tiruchuli is about 6.9 km away. Aruppukkottai 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 Puliyangulam (under 2 km), Sirumudalaikulam (under 2 km) and Maili (1.9 km).

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

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