About Vellalapatti Village

Vellalapatti is one of the larger villages in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,833, made up of 3,466 males and 3,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellalapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellalapatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Omalur
Pincode	636012
Area (hectares)	510.25 hectares
Population	6,833
Male Population	3,466
Female Population	3,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vellalapatti compares

By the 2011 count Vellalapatti is the 20th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 510.25 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Vellalapatti

Vellalapatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellalapatti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellalapatti from other places

Vellalapatti lies about 34 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mecheri Road, about 6.0 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 Vellalapatti
Nearest town	Mechcheri	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Mecheri Road	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Omalur	19 km
District headquarters	Salem	34 km

Villages closest to Vellalapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellalapatti village had a population of 6,833. That makes it the 20th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Vellalapatti village has 3,466 males and 3,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellalapatti has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Vellalapatti is 636012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellalapatti covers 510.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellalapatti falls under Omalur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellalapatti is Mecheri Road, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vellalapatti.

Vellalapatti 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.

Vellalapatti is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Mechcheri is about 3.8 km away. Mecheri Road is about 6.0 km away. Omalur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.