About Vellalakundam Village

Vellalakundam is one of the larger villages in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,904, made up of 3,470 males and 3,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2209.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellalakundam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellalakundam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Vazhapadi
Pincode	636111
Area (hectares)	2209.39 hectares
Population	6,904
Male Population	3,470
Female Population	3,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellalakundam compares

By the 2011 count Vellalakundam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 2209.39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Vellalakundam

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

Vellalakundam lies about 19 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 6.6 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 Vellalakundam
Nearest railway station	Minnampalli	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vazhapadi	8.6 km
District headquarters	Salem	19 km

Villages closest to Vellalakundam

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.

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Common questions about Vellalakundam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellalakundam village had a population of 6,904. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Vellalakundam village has 3,470 males and 3,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellalakundam has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Vellalakundam is 636111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellalakundam covers 2209.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vellalakundam is Minnampalli, about 6.6 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 Vellalakundam.

Vellalakundam is about 19 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellalakundam is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Minnampalli is about 6.6 km away. Vazhapadi is about 8.6 km away. Salem is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.