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About Velivayal Village

Velivayal is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 326 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614721, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614721
Area (hectares) 175.41 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 326
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velivayal compares

By the 2011 count Velivayal is the 122nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 175.41 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Velivayal

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

Velivayal lies about 59 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Adirampattinam, 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 Velivayal
Nearest railway station Adirampattinam 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 15 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 59 km

Villages closest to Velivayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velivayal village had a population of 651. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Velivayal village has 326 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velivayal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Velivayal is 614721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velivayal covers 175.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velivayal falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velivayal is Adirampattinam, 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 Velivayal.

Velivayal is about 59 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velivayal is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Adirampattinam is about 6.6 km away. Pattukkottai is about 15 km away. Thanjavur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudupattinam (under 2 km), Marudangavayal (2.2 km) and Kallivayal (2.9 km).

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

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