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About Veliyanur Village

Veliyanur is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 647 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veliyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veliyanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604304
Area (hectares) 602.67 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 647
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 7 km distance

How Veliyanur compares

By the 2011 count Veliyanur is the 100th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 602.67 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 994.

Getting to Veliyanur

Veliyanur 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 Veliyanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veliyanur from other places

Veliyanur lies about 27 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 6.8 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 Veliyanur
Nearest railway station Mailam 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 27 km

Villages closest to Veliyanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veliyanur village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 100th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Veliyanur village has 647 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veliyanur has about 958 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Veliyanur is 604304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veliyanur covers 602.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veliyanur falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Veliyanur is Mailam, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Veliyanur.

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

Veliyanur is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Mailam is about 6.8 km away. Tindivanam is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ariyankuppam (2.2 km), Taludali (3.1 km) and Kolliyankunam (3.4 km).

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

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