About Vellaiyur Village

Vellaiyur is a large village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,139, made up of 1,622 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1119.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Gangavalli
Pincode	636116
Area (hectares)	1119.03 hectares
Population	3,139
Male Population	1,622
Female Population	1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Vellaiyur is the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 1119.03 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Vellaiyur

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

Vellaiyur lies about 70 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, 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 Vellaiyur
Nearest railway station	Talaivasal	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangavalli	14 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	20 km
District headquarters	Salem	70 km

Villages closest to Vellaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellaiyur village had a population of 3,139. That makes it the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Vellaiyur village has 1,622 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellaiyur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Vellaiyur is 636116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellaiyur covers 1119.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellaiyur falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellaiyur is Talaivasal, 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 Vellaiyur.

Vellaiyur is about 70 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellaiyur is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 13 km away. Gangavalli is about 14 km away. Chinna Salem is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.