About Veliyanad Village

Veliyanad is one of the larger villages in Kuttanad tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,501, made up of 6,025 males and 6,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1941 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689590, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veliyanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veliyanad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Kuttanad
Pincode	689590
Area (hectares)	1941 hectares
Population	12,501
Male Population	6,025
Female Population	6,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veliyanad compares

By the 2011 count Veliyanad is the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,786 residents. Its 1941 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Veliyanad

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

Veliyanad lies about 145 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Kuttippuram, about 16 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 Veliyanad
Nearest town	Māranchēri	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kuttippuram	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuttanad	17 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	145 km

Villages closest to Veliyanad

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

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Common questions about Veliyanad

As per the Census of India 2011, Veliyanad village had a population of 12,501. That makes it the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,786 residents.

Veliyanad village has 6,025 males and 6,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veliyanad has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Veliyanad is 689590. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veliyanad covers 1941 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Veliyanad falls under Kuttanad tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Veliyanad is Kuttippuram, about 16 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 village for Veliyanad.

Veliyanad is about 145 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veliyanad is in Kuttanad tehsil of Alappuzha district. Māranchēri is about 3.0 km away. Kuttippuram is about 16 km away. Kuttanad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.