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About Vellimalai Village

Vellimalai is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 523 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1081.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellimalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellimalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606207
Area (hectares) 1081.42 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 523
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellimalai compares

By the 2011 count Vellimalai is the 134th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1081.42 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vellimalai

Vellimalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellimalai 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 Vellimalai from other places

Vellimalai lies about 86 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 23 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 Vellimalai
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 14 km
Nearest railway station Talaivasal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 24 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 86 km

Villages closest to Vellimalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellimalai village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 134th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Vellimalai village has 523 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellimalai has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Vellimalai is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellimalai covers 1081.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vellimalai falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Vellimalai is Talaivasal, about 23 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 Vellimalai.

Vellimalai is about 86 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellimalai is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vadakkanandal is about 14 km away. Talaivasal is about 23 km away. Sankarapuram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perumbur (3.5 km), Arampundi (6.1 km) and Mottaiyanur (6.2 km).

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

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