About Vellur Village

Vellur is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,192, made up of 2,121 males and 2,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606905, 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	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606905
Area (hectares)	834.48 hectares
Population	4,192
Male Population	2,121
Female Population	2,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 13 km distance

How Vellur compares

By the 2011 count Vellur is the 14th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 834.48 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 996.

Getting to Vellur

Vellur 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 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 13 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 50 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, about 3.0 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	Sedarampattu	3.0 km
Nearest town	Arni	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	18 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	50 km

Villages closest to Vellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellur village had a population of 4,192. That makes it the 14th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Vellur village has 2,121 males and 2,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellur has about 976 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Vellur is 606905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellur covers 834.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellur is Sedarampattu, about 3.0 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 Vellur.

Vellur is about 50 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Sedarampattu is about 3.0 km away. Arni is about 12 km away. Polur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.