About Velanur Village

Velanur is a large village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,282 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Harur
Pincode	636906
Area (hectares)	809.14 hectares
Population	2,529
Male Population	1,282
Female Population	1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velanur compares

By the 2011 count Velanur is the 24th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 809.14 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Velanur

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

Velanur lies about 59 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Morappur, about 35 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 Velanur
Tehsil headquarters	Harur	23 km
Nearest town	Harūr	23 km
Nearest railway station	Morappur	35 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	59 km

Villages closest to Velanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velanur village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 24th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Velanur village has 1,282 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velanur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Velanur is 636906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velanur covers 809.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velanur falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velanur is Morappur, about 35 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 Velanur.

Velanur is about 59 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velanur is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 23 km away. Harūr is about 23 km away. Morappur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.