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About Vellanur Village

Vellanur is one of the larger villages in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,014, made up of 3,061 males and 2,953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1438.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622502
Area (hectares) 1438.82 hectares
Population 6,014
Male Population 3,061
Female Population 2,953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellanur compares

By the 2011 count Vellanur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 1438.82 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Vellanur

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

Vellanur lies about 8.6 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Vellanur, about under 2 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 Vellanur
Nearest railway station Vellanur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 8.6 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 8.6 km

Villages closest to Vellanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellanur village had a population of 6,014. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Vellanur village has 3,061 males and 2,953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellanur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vellanur is 622502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellanur covers 1438.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellanur falls under Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellanur is Vellanur, about under 2 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 Vellanur.

Vellanur is about 8.6 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellanur is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Vellanur is about under 2 km away. Kulathur is about 8.6 km away. Pudukkottai is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poongudi (under 2 km), Vengavayal (2.1 km) and Melur (3.0 km).

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

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