About Vellarivalli Village

Vellarivalli is one of the larger villages in Edappadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,093, made up of 6,295 males and 5,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2391.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellarivalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellarivalli village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Edappadi
Pincode	637101
Area (hectares)	2391.85 hectares
Population	12,093
Male Population	6,295
Female Population	5,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellarivalli compares

By the 2011 count Vellarivalli is the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents. Its 2391.85 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Vellarivalli

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

Vellarivalli lies about 40 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 18 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 Vellarivalli
Tehsil headquarters	Edappadi	5.3 km
Nearest town	Idappadi	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mavelipalaiyam	18 km
District headquarters	Salem	40 km

Villages closest to Vellarivalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellarivalli village had a population of 12,093. That makes it the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents.

Vellarivalli village has 6,295 males and 5,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellarivalli has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Vellarivalli is 637101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellarivalli covers 2391.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellarivalli falls under Edappadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellarivalli is Mavelipalaiyam, about 18 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 Vellarivalli.

Vellarivalli is about 40 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellarivalli is in Edappadi tehsil of Salem district. Edappadi is about 5.3 km away. Idappadi is about 5.3 km away. Mavelipalaiyam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.