About Vellinezhi Village

Vellinezhi is one of the larger villages in Ottappalam tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,168, made up of 9,726 males and 10,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellinezhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellinezhi village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Ottappalam
Pincode	679503
Area (hectares)	3118 hectares
Population	20,168
Male Population	9,726
Female Population	10,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellinezhi compares

By the 2011 count Vellinezhi is the 17th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents. Its 3118 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1105.

Getting to Vellinezhi

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

Vellinezhi lies about 37 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Kulukkallur Railway Station (കുലുക്കല്ലൂർ റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ), about 12 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 Vellinezhi
Nearest railway station	Kulukkallur Railway Station (കുലുക്കല്ലൂർ റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ)	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottappalam	15 km
Nearest town	Ottapalam	15 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	37 km

Villages closest to Vellinezhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellinezhi village had a population of 20,168. That makes it the 17th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents.

Vellinezhi village has 9,726 males and 10,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellinezhi has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1105.

The pincode recorded for Vellinezhi is 679503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellinezhi covers 3118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellinezhi falls under Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellinezhi is Kulukkallur Railway Station (കുലുക്കല്ലൂർ റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ), about 12 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 Vellinezhi.

Vellinezhi is about 37 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellinezhi is in Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district. Kulukkallur Railway Station (കുലുക്കല്ലൂർ റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ) is about 12 km away. Ottappalam is about 15 km away. Ottapalam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.