About Vellalapalayam Village

Vellalapalayam is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,596, made up of 2,747 males and 2,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638476, 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	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638476
Area (hectares)	500.16 hectares
Population	5,596
Male Population	2,747
Female Population	2,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellalapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Vellalapalayam is the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 500.16 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

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 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 Vellalapalayam from other places

Vellalapalayam lies about 31 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Perundurai, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Perundurai	29 km
District headquarters	Erode	31 km

Villages closest to Vellalapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobichettipalayam 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 5,596. That makes it the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Vellalapalayam village has 2,747 males and 2,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellalapalayam has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Vellalapalayam is 638476. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellalapalayam covers 500.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellalapalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellalapalayam is Perundurai, about 29 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 Vellalapalayam.

Vellalapalayam is about 31 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellalapalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 2.9 km away. Perundurai is about 29 km away. Erode is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.