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About Vellur Village

Vellur is a mid sized village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 527 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 614620
Area (hectares) 523.98 hectares
Population 1,071
Male Population 527
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellur compares

By the 2011 count Vellur is the 17th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 523.98 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1020.

Getting to Vellur

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

Vellur lies about 55 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Ayingudi, about 22 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 Vellur
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Ayingudi 22 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 25 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 55 km

Villages closest to Vellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellur village had a population of 1,071. That makes it the 17th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Vellur village has 527 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Vellur is 614620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellur covers 523.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellur falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellur is Ayingudi, about 22 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 Vellur.

Vellur is about 55 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellur is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 5.0 km away. Ayingudi is about 22 km away. Arantāngi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelveli (2.0 km), Kilpappanur (2.2 km) and Melpappanur (2.3 km).

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

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