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About Vellacheri Village

Vellacheri is a small village in Ambattur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 201 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellacheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellacheri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ambattur
Pincode 600055
Area (hectares) 127.15 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 201
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Vellacheri compares

By the 2011 count Vellacheri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents. Its 127.15 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Vellacheri

Vellacheri 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 Vellacheri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 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 Vellacheri from other places

Vellacheri lies about 38 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Perungudi, about under 2 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 Vellacheri
Nearest railway station Perungudi under 2 km
Nearest town Madipakkam 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambattur 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 38 km

Villages closest to Vellacheri

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.

Common questions about Vellacheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellacheri village had a population of 399. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents.

Vellacheri village has 201 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellacheri has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Vellacheri is 600055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellacheri covers 127.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vellacheri is Perungudi, about under 2 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 1 km distance for Vellacheri.

Vellacheri is about 38 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellacheri is in Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Perungudi is about under 2 km away. Madipakkam is about 3.4 km away. Ambattur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandeswaram (under 2 km), Ramapuram (7.0 km) and Nerkunram (9.0 km).

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

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