About Velloor Village

Velloor is one of the larger villages in Vaikom tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,785, made up of 11,297 males and 11,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1723 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velloor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velloor village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Vaikom
Pincode	686609
Area (hectares)	1723 hectares
Population	22,785
Male Population	11,297
Female Population	11,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Velloor compares

By the 2011 count Velloor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents. Its 1723 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Velloor

Velloor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Velloor 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velloor from other places

Velloor lies about 28 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Piravam Road, about under 2 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 Velloor
Nearest railway station	Piravam Road	under 2 km
Nearest town	Piravam	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vaikom	11 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	28 km

Villages closest to Velloor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velloor village had a population of 22,785. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents.

Velloor village has 11,297 males and 11,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velloor has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Velloor is 686609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velloor covers 1723 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velloor falls under Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Velloor is Piravam Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Velloor.

Velloor is about 28 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velloor is in Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district. Piravam Road is about under 2 km away. Piravam is about 6.4 km away. Vaikom is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.