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About Velleripattu Village

Velleripattu is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,876, made up of 961 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velleripattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velleripattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604503
Area (hectares) 335.13 hectares
Population 1,876
Male Population 961
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 34 km distance

How Velleripattu compares

By the 2011 count Velleripattu is the 43rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 335.13 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Velleripattu

Velleripattu 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 Velleripattu 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 34 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velleripattu from other places

Velleripattu lies about 57 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 25 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 Velleripattu
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 14 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 25 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 57 km

Villages closest to Velleripattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velleripattu village had a population of 1,876. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Velleripattu village has 961 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velleripattu has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Velleripattu is 604503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velleripattu covers 335.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velleripattu falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velleripattu is Arni Road, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 34 km distance.

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

Velleripattu is about 57 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velleripattu is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 14 km away. Arni Road is about 25 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudukottai (under 2 km), Vinnamangalam (1.7 km) and Melmattai (1.8 km).

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

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