About Velur Village

Velur is a mid sized village in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,845, made up of 944 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Thiruvidaimarudur
Pincode	612106
Area (hectares)	414.18 hectares
Population	1,845
Male Population	944
Female Population	901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velur compares

By the 2011 count Velur is the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents. Its 414.18 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 1001.

Getting to Velur

Velur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velur from other places

Velur lies about 2.7 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Thanjavur Junction, about 3.5 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 Velur
Tehsil headquarters	Thiruvidaimarudur	2.7 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Thanjavur Junction	3.5 km

Villages closest to Velur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velur village had a population of 1,845. That makes it the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,330 residents.

Velur village has 944 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velur has about 954 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Velur is 612106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velur covers 414.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velur falls under Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velur is Thanjavur Junction, about 3.5 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 village for Velur.

Velur is about 2.7 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velur is in Thiruvidaimarudur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Thiruvidaimarudur is about 2.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 2.7 km away. Thanjavur Junction is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.