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About Vellavedu Village

Vellavedu is a mid sized village in Poonamallee tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,868, made up of 927 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellavedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellavedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Poonamallee
Pincode 600124
Area (hectares) 50.24 hectares
Population 1,868
Male Population 927
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Vellavedu compares

By the 2011 count Vellavedu is the 12th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,715 residents. Its 50.24 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Vellavedu

Vellavedu 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 Vellavedu 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellavedu from other places

Vellavedu lies about 16 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Poonamallee Bypass, about 5.3 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 Vellavedu
Nearest railway station Poonamallee Bypass 5.3 km
Nearest town Tinnanūr 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Poonamallee 8.7 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 16 km

Villages closest to Vellavedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellavedu village had a population of 1,868. That makes it the 12th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,715 residents.

Vellavedu village has 927 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellavedu has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vellavedu is 600124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellavedu covers 50.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vellavedu falls under Poonamallee tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellavedu is Poonamallee Bypass, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Vellavedu is about 16 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellavedu is in Poonamallee tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Poonamallee Bypass is about 5.3 km away. Tinnanūr is about 5.4 km away. Poonamallee is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthambakkam (under 2 km), Nemam (under 2 km) and Kilmanambedu (1.5 km).

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

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