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About Veliagaram Village

Veliagaram is a large village in Pallipattu tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,394, made up of 1,182 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veliagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veliagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Pallipattu
Pincode 631207
Area (hectares) 865.37 hectares
Population 2,394
Male Population 1,182
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Veliagaram compares

By the 2011 count Veliagaram is the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,998 residents. Its 865.37 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Veliagaram

Veliagaram 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 Veliagaram 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 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veliagaram from other places

Veliagaram lies about 56 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Vepagunta, about 16 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 Veliagaram
Tehsil headquarters Pallipattu 2.7 km
Nearest town Podaturpet 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Vepagunta 16 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 56 km

Villages closest to Veliagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veliagaram village had a population of 2,394. That makes it the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,998 residents.

Veliagaram village has 1,182 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veliagaram has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Veliagaram is 631207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veliagaram covers 865.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veliagaram falls under Pallipattu tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veliagaram is Vepagunta, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Veliagaram.

Veliagaram is about 56 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veliagaram is in Pallipattu tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pallipattu is about 2.7 km away. Podaturpet is about 8.2 km away. Vepagunta is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkatarajakuppam (under 2 km), Pallipattu (2.7 km) and Perumanallur (3.5 km).

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

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