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About Velakulam Village

Velakulam is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 512 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605756, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velakulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605756
Area (hectares) 309.73 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 512
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velakulam compares

By the 2011 count Velakulam is the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 309.73 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Velakulam

Velakulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velakulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velakulam from other places

Velakulam lies about 35 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 3.1 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 Velakulam
Nearest railway station Adichchanur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 6.2 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 35 km

Villages closest to Velakulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velakulam village had a population of 993. That makes it the 145th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Velakulam village has 512 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velakulam has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Velakulam is 605756. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velakulam covers 309.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velakulam falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velakulam is Adichchanur, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Velakulam is about 35 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velakulam is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Adichchanur is about 3.1 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 6.2 km away. Viluppuram is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasanthkrishnapuram (under 2 km), Kodukkapattu (1.7 km) and Sadaikatti (1.8 km).

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

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