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About Velleri Village

Velleri is a large village in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,736, made up of 1,917 males and 1,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1011.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velleri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velleri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Arani
Pincode 632317
Area (hectares) 1011.91 hectares
Population 3,736
Male Population 1,917
Female Population 1,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Velleri compares

By the 2011 count Velleri is the 23rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 1011.91 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Velleri

Velleri 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 Velleri 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 Velleri from other places

Velleri lies about 60 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, 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 Velleri
Tehsil headquarters Arani 6.0 km
Nearest town Arni 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Sedarampattu 12 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 60 km

Villages closest to Velleri

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.

Common questions about Velleri

As per the Census of India 2011, Velleri village had a population of 3,736. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Velleri village has 1,917 males and 1,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velleri has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

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

Velleri covers 1011.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Velleri is Sedarampattu, about 12 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 Velleri.

Velleri is about 60 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velleri is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arani is about 6.0 km away. Arni is about 6.0 km away. Sedarampattu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adanur (under 2 km), Meyyur (2.1 km) and Morappanthangal (2.7 km).

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

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