About Vellar Village

Vellar is one of the larger villages in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,745, made up of 5,079 males and 4,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1455.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Mettur
Pincode	636451
Area (hectares)	1455.72 hectares
Population	9,745
Male Population	5,079
Female Population	4,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellar compares

By the 2011 count Vellar is the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 1455.72 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Vellar

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

Vellar lies about 34 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Karuvalli, about 9.4 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 Vellar
Nearest town	Mechcheri	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Karuvalli	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mettur	22 km
District headquarters	Salem	34 km

Villages closest to Vellar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellar village had a population of 9,745. That makes it the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Vellar village has 5,079 males and 4,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellar has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Vellar is 636451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellar covers 1455.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellar falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellar is Karuvalli, about 9.4 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 Vellar.

Vellar is about 34 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellar is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Mechcheri is about 7.2 km away. Karuvalli is about 9.4 km away. Mettur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.