About Velam Village

Velam is one of the larger villages in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,247, made up of 3,148 males and 3,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Wallajah
Pincode	632501
Area (hectares)	634.22 hectares
Population	6,247
Male Population	3,148
Female Population	3,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 2 km distance

How Velam compares

By the 2011 count Velam is the 6th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 634.22 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Velam

Velam 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 Velam 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 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velam from other places

Velam lies about 27 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 2.6 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 Velam
Nearest railway station	Walaja Road Junction	2.6 km
Nearest town	Walajapet	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wallajah	27 km
District headquarters	Vellore	27 km

Villages closest to Velam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velam village had a population of 6,247. That makes it the 6th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Velam village has 3,148 males and 3,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velam has about 984 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Velam is 632501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velam covers 634.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velam falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velam is Walaja Road Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

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

Velam is about 27 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velam is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Walaja Road Junction is about 2.6 km away. Walajapet is about 7.3 km away. Wallajah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.