About Velamur Village

Velamur is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,057, made up of 1,545 males and 1,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velamur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603201
Area (hectares)	508.94 hectares
Population	3,057
Male Population	1,545
Female Population	1,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 6 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 18 km distance

How Velamur compares

By the 2011 count Velamur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 508.94 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Velamur

Velamur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Velamur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 6 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velamur from other places

Velamur lies about 34 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 18 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 Velamur
Nearest town	Walajapet	13 km
Nearest railway station	Walaja Road Junction	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	34 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	34 km

Villages closest to Velamur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velamur village had a population of 3,057. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Velamur village has 1,545 males and 1,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velamur 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Velamur is 603201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velamur covers 508.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velamur falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velamur is Walaja Road Junction, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 6 km distance for Velamur.

Velamur is about 34 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velamur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Walajapet is about 13 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 18 km away. Maduranthakam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.