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About Vellur Village

Vellur is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,127, made up of 2,059 males and 2,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621202
Area (hectares) 657.19 hectares
Population 4,127
Male Population 2,059
Female Population 2,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellur compares

By the 2011 count Vellur is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 657.19 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Vellur

Vellur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellur from other places

Vellur lies about 27 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Pettaivaytalai, about 4.2 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 Vellur
Nearest railway station Pettaivaytalai 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 4.9 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 27 km

Villages closest to Vellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellur village had a population of 4,127. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Vellur village has 2,059 males and 2,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Vellur is 621202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellur covers 657.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellur falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellur is Pettaivaytalai, about 4.2 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 village for Vellur.

Vellur is about 27 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellur is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Pettaivaytalai is about 4.2 km away. Musiri is about 4.9 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amoor (under 2 km), Savanthilingapuram (2.2 km) and Ayyampalayam (2.5 km).

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

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