About Vellapallam Village

Vellapallam is one of the larger villages in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,146, made up of 3,465 males and 3,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellapallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellapallam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Vedaranyam
Pincode	611112
Area (hectares)	937.17 hectares
Population	7,146
Male Population	3,465
Female Population	3,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellapallam compares

By the 2011 count Vellapallam is the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 937.17 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Vellapallam

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

Vellapallam lies about 27 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuruvappulam, about 13 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 Vellapallam
Nearest railway station	Kuruvappulam	13 km
Nearest town	Vedaraniyam	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vedaranyam	27 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	27 km

Villages closest to Vellapallam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellapallam village had a population of 7,146. That makes it the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Vellapallam village has 3,465 males and 3,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellapallam has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Vellapallam is 611112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellapallam covers 937.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellapallam falls under Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellapallam is Kuruvappulam, about 13 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 Vellapallam.

Vellapallam is about 27 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellapallam is in Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuruvappulam is about 13 km away. Vedaraniyam is about 17 km away. Vedaranyam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.