About Vellad Village

Vellad is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25,875, made up of 12,985 males and 12,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8094 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670571, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670571
Area (hectares)	8094 hectares
Population	25,875
Male Population	12,985
Female Population	12,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellad compares

By the 2011 count Vellad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 8094 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Vellad

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

Vellad lies about 35 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Kannapuram, about 28 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 Vellad
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kannapuram	28 km
District headquarters	Kannur	35 km

Villages closest to Vellad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellad village had a population of 25,875. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Vellad village has 12,985 males and 12,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellad has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Vellad is 670571. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellad covers 8094 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellad falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellad is Kannapuram, about 28 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 Vellad.

Vellad is about 35 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellad is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Taliparamba is about 20 km away. Kannapuram is about 28 km away. Kannur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.