About Velampalayam Village

Velampalayam is a large village in Palladam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,512, made up of 1,789 males and 1,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 955.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velampalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Palladam
Pincode	641667
Area (hectares)	955.91 hectares
Population	3,512
Male Population	1,789
Female Population	1,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Velampalayam is the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,574 residents. Its 955.91 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 999.

Getting to Velampalayam

Velampalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velampalayam 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 Velampalayam from other places

Velampalayam lies about 16 km from Palladam, and the nearest railway station is Tiruppur, about 4.4 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 Velampalayam
Nearest town	Velampālaiyam	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Tiruppur	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palladam	16 km

Villages closest to Velampalayam

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

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Common questions about Velampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Velampalayam village had a population of 3,512. That makes it the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,574 residents.

Velampalayam village has 1,789 males and 1,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velampalayam has about 963 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Velampalayam is 641667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velampalayam covers 955.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velampalayam falls under Palladam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velampalayam is Tiruppur, about 4.4 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 Velampalayam.

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

Velampalayam is in Palladam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Velampālaiyam is about under 2 km away. Tiruppur is about 4.4 km away. Palladam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.