About Velapadi Village

Velapadi is one of the larger villages in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,655, made up of 4,290 males and 4,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velapadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velapadi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Arani
Pincode	632317
Area (hectares)	780.27 hectares
Population	8,655
Male Population	4,290
Female Population	4,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 13 km distance

How Velapadi compares

By the 2011 count Velapadi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 780.27 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Velapadi

Velapadi 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 Velapadi 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 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velapadi from other places

Velapadi lies about 54 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 12 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 Velapadi
Tehsil headquarters	Arani	3.8 km
Nearest town	Arni	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Arni Road	12 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	54 km

Villages closest to Velapadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velapadi village had a population of 8,655. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Velapadi village has 4,290 males and 4,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velapadi has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Velapadi is 632317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velapadi covers 780.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velapadi falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velapadi is Arni Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

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

Velapadi is about 54 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velapadi is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arani is about 3.8 km away. Arni is about 3.8 km away. Arni Road is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.