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About Vellaiyanpatti Village

Vellaiyanpatti is a mid sized village in Salem tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 639 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1232.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellaiyanpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellaiyanpatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Salem
Pincode 636122
Area (hectares) 1232.89 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 639
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vellaiyanpatti compares

By the 2011 count Vellaiyanpatti is the 57th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,441 residents. Its 1232.89 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Vellaiyanpatti

Vellaiyanpatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellaiyanpatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vellaiyanpatti from other places

Vellaiyanpatti lies about 24 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Tolasampatti, about 2.5 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 Vellaiyanpatti
Nearest railway station Tolasampatti 2.5 km
Nearest town Mechcheri 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Salem 24 km

Villages closest to Vellaiyanpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellaiyanpatti village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 57th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,441 residents.

Vellaiyanpatti village has 639 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellaiyanpatti has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Vellaiyanpatti is 636122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellaiyanpatti covers 1232.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vellaiyanpatti falls under Salem tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellaiyanpatti is Tolasampatti, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Vellaiyanpatti.

Vellaiyanpatti is about 24 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellaiyanpatti is in Salem tehsil of Salem district. Tolasampatti is about 2.5 km away. Mechcheri is about 6.6 km away. Salem is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basuvanathampatti (under 2 km), Ellimanaickampatti (under 2 km) and Luguvanpatti (under 2 km).

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

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