About Velur Village

Velur is a large village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,957, made up of 1,440 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Iluppur
Pincode	621316
Area (hectares)	863.7 hectares
Population	2,957
Male Population	1,440
Female Population	1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velur compares

By the 2011 count Velur is the 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 863.7 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Velur

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

Velur lies about 37 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Kolatur, about 10 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 Velur
Nearest railway station	Kolatur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Iluppur	12 km
Nearest town	Manapparai	17 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	37 km

Villages closest to Velur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velur village had a population of 2,957. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Velur village has 1,440 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Velur is 621316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velur covers 863.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velur falls under Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velur is Kolatur, about 10 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 Velur.

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

Velur is in Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Kolatur is about 10 km away. Iluppur is about 12 km away. Manapparai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.