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About Velambadi Village

Velambadi is one of the larger villages in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,317, made up of 3,621 males and 3,696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2069.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velambadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velambadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 639205
Area (hectares) 2069.56 hectares
Population 7,317
Male Population 3,621
Female Population 3,696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velambadi compares

By the 2011 count Velambadi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 2069.56 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Velambadi

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

Velambadi lies about 37 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Vembur, about 26 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 Velambadi
Nearest town Pallappatti 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Vembur 26 km
District headquarters Karur 37 km

Villages closest to Velambadi

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

Common questions about Velambadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Velambadi village had a population of 7,317. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Velambadi village has 3,621 males and 3,696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velambadi has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Velambadi is 639205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velambadi covers 2069.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velambadi falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velambadi is Vembur, about 26 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 Velambadi.

Velambadi is about 37 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velambadi is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Pallappatti is about 2.5 km away. Aravakurichi is about 9.4 km away. Vembur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallapatti (2.5 km), Inanganur (3.7 km) and Modakkur (5.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Velambadi today is likely to be higher.

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