About Vellakkal Village

Vellakkal is a mid sized village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 711 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635752, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellakkal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Ambur
Pincode	635752
Area (hectares)	333.1 hectares
Population	1,374
Male Population	711
Female Population	663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Vellakkal compares

By the 2011 count Vellakkal is the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 333.1 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1023.

Getting to Vellakkal

Vellakkal 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 Vellakkal 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 Vellakkal from other places

Vellakkal lies about 53 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Vinnamangalam, about 6.2 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 Vellakkal
Nearest railway station	Vinnamangalam	6.2 km
Nearest town	Vaniyambadi	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambur	13 km
District headquarters	Vellore	53 km

Villages closest to Vellakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellakkal village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Vellakkal village has 711 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellakkal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Vellakkal is 635752. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellakkal covers 333.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellakkal falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellakkal is Vinnamangalam, about 6.2 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 Vellakkal.

Vellakkal is about 53 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellakkal is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Vinnamangalam is about 6.2 km away. Vaniyambadi is about 9.2 km away. Ambur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.