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About Velampatti Village

Velampatti is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,995, made up of 1,035 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636139
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 1,995
Male Population 1,035
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velampatti compares

By the 2011 count Velampatti is the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Velampatti

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

How far is Velampatti from other places

Velampatti lies about 21 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 9.2 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 Velampatti
Nearest railway station Minnampalli 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 13 km
District headquarters Salem 21 km

Villages closest to Velampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velampatti village had a population of 1,995. That makes it the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Velampatti village has 1,035 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velampatti has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Velampatti is 636139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velampatti covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velampatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velampatti is Minnampalli, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance for Velampatti.

Velampatti is about 21 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velampatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Minnampalli is about 9.2 km away. Vazhapadi is about 13 km away. Salem is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anuppur (2.4 km), Kolathukombai (3.7 km) and Pallikkadu (3.8 km).

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

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