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About Vellarvelly Village

Vellarvelly is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,769, made up of 3,834 males and 3,935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1608 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670673, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellarvelly Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellarvelly village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Thalassery
Pincode 670673
Area (hectares) 1608 hectares
Population 7,769
Male Population 3,834
Female Population 3,935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellarvelly compares

By the 2011 count Vellarvelly is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 1608 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Vellarvelly

Vellarvelly is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellarvelly as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vellarvelly from other places

Vellarvelly lies about 39 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Jagannath Temple Gate, 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 Vellarvelly
Nearest town Mattanur 16 km
Nearest railway station Jagannath Temple Gate 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Thalassery 29 km
District headquarters Kannur 39 km

Villages closest to Vellarvelly

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellarvelly village had a population of 7,769. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Vellarvelly village has 3,834 males and 3,935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellarvelly has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Vellarvelly is 670673. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellarvelly covers 1608 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellarvelly falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellarvelly is Jagannath Temple Gate, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vellarvelly.

Vellarvelly is about 39 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellarvelly is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Mattanur is about 16 km away. Jagannath Temple Gate is about 28 km away. Thalassery is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vekkalam (3.3 km), Tholambra (4.2 km) and Muzhakkunnu (4.6 km).

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

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