About Vellora Village

Vellora is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,239, made up of 4,859 males and 5,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3082 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellora village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670306
Area (hectares)	3082 hectares
Population	10,239
Male Population	4,859
Female Population	5,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellora compares

By the 2011 count Vellora is the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 3082 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Vellora

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

Vellora lies about 34 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Elimala, about 18 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 Vellora
Nearest town	Pariyāram	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	15 km
Nearest railway station	Elimala	18 km
District headquarters	Kannur	34 km

Villages closest to Vellora

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 Vellora

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellora village had a population of 10,239. That makes it the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Vellora village has 4,859 males and 5,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellora has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Vellora is 670306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellora covers 3082 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellora falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellora is Elimala, about 18 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 Vellora.

Vellora is about 34 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellora is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Pariyāram is about 13 km away. Taliparamba is about 15 km away. Elimala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.