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About Velampatti Village

Velampatti is a mid sized village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 280 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635304
Area (hectares) 168.17 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 280
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Velampatti compares

By the 2011 count Velampatti is the 120th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 168.17 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Velampatti

Velampatti 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 Velampatti 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velampatti from other places

Velampatti lies about 16 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Dasampatti, about 23 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 Velampatti
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 16 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 16 km
Nearest railway station Dasampatti 23 km

Villages closest to Velampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velampatti village had a population of 541. That makes it the 120th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Velampatti village has 280 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velampatti has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Velampatti is 635304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velampatti covers 168.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velampatti falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velampatti is Dasampatti, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Velampatti.

Velampatti is about 16 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velampatti is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Uthangarai is about 16 km away. Krishnagiri is about 16 km away. Dasampatti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vedapatti (under 2 km), Veppalampatti (4.6 km) and Samalpatti (6.0 km).

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

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