About Velakalahalli Village

Velakalahalli is one of the larger villages in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,184, made up of 2,608 males and 2,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velakalahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velakalahalli village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Palakkodu
Pincode	636805
Area (hectares)	753.9 hectares
Population	5,184
Male Population	2,608
Female Population	2,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velakalahalli compares

By the 2011 count Velakalahalli is the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 753.9 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Velakalahalli

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

How far is Velakalahalli from other places

Velakalahalli lies about 17 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 8.3 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 Velakalahalli
Nearest railway station	Palakkodu	8.3 km
Nearest town	Pālakkodu	9.3 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	17 km

Villages closest to Velakalahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velakalahalli village had a population of 5,184. That makes it the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Velakalahalli village has 2,608 males and 2,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velakalahalli has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Velakalahalli is 636805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velakalahalli covers 753.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velakalahalli falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velakalahalli is Palakkodu, about 8.3 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 village for Velakalahalli.

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

Velakalahalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 8.3 km away. Pālakkodu is about 9.3 km away. Dharmapuri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.