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About Vellattanjur Village

Vellattanjur is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,704, made up of 3,234 males and 3,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellattanjur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellattanjur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680601
Area (hectares) 627 hectares
Population 6,704
Male Population 3,234
Female Population 3,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellattanjur compares

By the 2011 count Vellattanjur is the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 627 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 1092.

Getting to Vellattanjur

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

Vellattanjur lies about 17 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Mulagunnathukavu, about 9.6 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 Vellattanjur
Nearest town Kunnamkulam 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Mulagunnathukavu 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 17 km
District headquarters Thrissur 17 km

Villages closest to Vellattanjur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellattanjur village had a population of 6,704. That makes it the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Vellattanjur village has 3,234 males and 3,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellattanjur has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Vellattanjur is 680601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellattanjur covers 627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellattanjur falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellattanjur is Mulagunnathukavu, about 9.6 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 Vellattanjur.

Vellattanjur is about 17 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellattanjur is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Kunnamkulam is about 8.9 km away. Mulagunnathukavu is about 9.6 km away. Talappilly is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thayyur (2.1 km), Chiranellur (2.9 km) and Eranellur (2.9 km).

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

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