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About Velur Village

Velur is a mid sized village in Pichatur tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 550 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517587, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Pichatur
Pincode 517587
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 1,115
Male Population 550
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velur compares

By the 2011 count Velur is the 12th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1039.

Getting to Velur

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

Velur lies about 33 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Vellore Town, about under 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 Velur
Nearest town Vellore under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vellore Town under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pichatur 33 km
District headquarters Chittoor 33 km

Villages closest to Velur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velur village had a population of 1,115. That makes it the 12th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Velur village has 550 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Velur is 517587. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velur covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velur falls under Pichatur tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velur is Vellore Town, about under 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Velur.

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

Velur is in Pichatur tehsil of Chittoor district. Vellore is about under 2 km away. Vellore Town is about under 2 km away. Pichatur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramapuram (22 km) and Pulipadu Govardhanagiri (38 km).

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

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