About Veliyam Village

Veliyam is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,298, made up of 7,692 males and 8,606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veliyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veliyam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691540
Area (hectares)	1513 hectares
Population	16,298
Male Population	7,692
Female Population	8,606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veliyam compares

By the 2011 count Veliyam is the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1513 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Veliyam

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

Veliyam lies about 20 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Ezhukone, about 9.1 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 Veliyam
Nearest town	Adichānallūr	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ezhukone	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	20 km
District headquarters	Kollam	20 km

Villages closest to Veliyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veliyam village had a population of 16,298. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Veliyam village has 7,692 males and 8,606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veliyam has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Veliyam is 691540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veliyam covers 1513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Veliyam falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Veliyam is Ezhukone, about 9.1 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 Veliyam.

Veliyam is about 20 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veliyam is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Adichānallūr is about 6.7 km away. Ezhukone is about 9.1 km away. Kottarakkara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.