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About Vellanjar Village

Vellanjar is a large village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,055, made up of 1,025 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 870.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellanjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellanjar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Iluppur
Pincode 622103
Area (hectares) 870.95 hectares
Population 2,055
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellanjar compares

By the 2011 count Vellanjar is the 41st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 870.95 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1009.

Getting to Vellanjar

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

Vellanjar lies about 21 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Narthamalai, 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 Vellanjar
Tehsil headquarters Iluppur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Narthamalai 13 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 21 km

Villages closest to Vellanjar

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.

Common questions about Vellanjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellanjar village had a population of 2,055. That makes it the 41st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Vellanjar village has 1,025 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellanjar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Vellanjar is 622103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellanjar covers 870.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vellanjar is Narthamalai, 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 Vellanjar.

Vellanjar is about 21 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellanjar is in Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Iluppur is about 5.8 km away. Narthamalai is about 13 km away. Pudukkottai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vettukkadu (under 2 km), Veerapatti (2.4 km) and Rapoosal (3.2 km).

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

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