About Vellur Village

Vellur is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 325 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636602
Area (hectares)	425.51 hectares
Population	676
Male Population	325
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellur compares

By the 2011 count Vellur is the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 425.51 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Vellur

Vellur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Vellur from other places

Vellur lies about 18 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 6.5 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 Vellur
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Danishpet	6.5 km
District headquarters	Salem	18 km

Villages closest to Vellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellur village had a population of 676. That makes it the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Vellur village has 325 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellur has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Vellur is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellur covers 425.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vellur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellur is Danishpet, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance for Vellur.

Vellur is about 18 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 5.5 km away. Danishpet is about 6.5 km away. Salem is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.