About Vellanur Village

Vellanur is one of the larger villages in Ambattur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,668, made up of 6,353 males and 5,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1609.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ambattur
Pincode	600052
Area (hectares)	1609.27 hectares
Population	11,668
Male Population	6,353
Female Population	5,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	837
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Vellanur compares

By the 2011 count Vellanur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents. Its 1609.27 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Vellanur

Vellanur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vellanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellanur from other places

Vellanur lies about 21 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Pattabiram E Depot, about 4.3 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 Vellanur
Nearest railway station	Pattabiram E Depot	4.3 km
Nearest town	Avadi	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambattur	8.9 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	21 km

Villages closest to Vellanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellanur village had a population of 11,668. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents.

Vellanur village has 6,353 males and 5,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellanur has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Vellanur is 600052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellanur covers 1609.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellanur falls under Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellanur is Pattabiram E Depot, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 7 km distance for Vellanur.

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

Vellanur is in Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pattabiram E Depot is about 4.3 km away. Avadi is about 4.8 km away. Ambattur is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.