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About Vellathukottai Village

Vellathukottai is a large village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,337 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellathukottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellathukottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 602023
Area (hectares) 648.45 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,337
Female Population 1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Vellathukottai compares

By the 2011 count Vellathukottai is the 12th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 648.45 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Vellathukottai

Vellathukottai 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 Vellathukottai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellathukottai from other places

Vellathukottai lies about 15 km from Thiruvallur. 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 Vellathukottai
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 9.2 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 15 km
Nearest town Tiruvallur 15 km

Villages closest to Vellathukottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellathukottai village had a population of 2,660. That makes it the 12th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Vellathukottai village has 1,337 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellathukottai has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Vellathukottai is 602023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellathukottai covers 648.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellathukottai falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Vellathukottai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Vellathukottai.

Vellathukottai is about 15 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellathukottai is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 9.2 km away. Thiruvallur is about 15 km away. Tiruvallur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goonipalayam (2.3 km), Ariapakkam (2.6 km) and Ariyathur (2.8 km).

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

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