About Vellalapalayam Village

Vellalapalayam is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 839 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellalapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellalapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Tehsil	Pollachi
Pincode	642120
Area (hectares)	433.09 hectares
Population	1,660
Male Population	839
Female Population	821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vellalapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Vellalapalayam is the 77th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 433.09 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Vellalapalayam

Vellalapalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellalapalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellalapalayam from other places

Vellalapalayam lies about 36 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpalaiyam, about 7.6 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 Vellalapalayam
Nearest railway station	Kovilpalaiyam	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pollachi	8.2 km
District headquarters	Coimbatore	36 km

Villages closest to Vellalapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellalapalayam village had a population of 1,660. That makes it the 77th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Vellalapalayam village has 839 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellalapalayam has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Vellalapalayam is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellalapalayam covers 433.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellalapalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellalapalayam is Kovilpalaiyam, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vellalapalayam.

Vellalapalayam is about 36 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellalapalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kovilpalaiyam is about 7.6 km away. Pollachi is about 8.2 km away. Coimbatore is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.