About Vellalur Village

Vellalur is one of the larger villages in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,188, made up of 3,555 males and 3,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1359.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Melur
Pincode	625106
Area (hectares)	1359.33 hectares
Population	7,188
Male Population	3,555
Female Population	3,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellalur compares

By the 2011 count Vellalur is the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1359.33 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Vellalur

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

Vellalur lies about 32 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 19 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 Vellalur
Tehsil headquarters	Melur	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sivaganga	19 km
District headquarters	Madurai	32 km

Villages closest to Vellalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellalur village had a population of 7,188. That makes it the 7th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Vellalur village has 3,555 males and 3,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellalur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Vellalur is 625106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellalur covers 1359.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellalur falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellalur is Sivaganga, about 19 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 Vellalur.

Vellalur is about 32 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellalur is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 7.7 km away. Sivaganga is about 19 km away. Madurai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.