About Velur Village

Velur is a large village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,643, made up of 2,396 males and 2,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1146.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	606102
Area (hectares)	1146.5 hectares
Population	4,643
Male Population	2,396
Female Population	2,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velur compares

By the 2011 count Velur is the 14th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 1146.5 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 981.

Getting to Velur

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

How far is Velur from other places

Velur lies about 24 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 7.2 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 Velur
Nearest railway station	Parikkal	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	13 km
Nearest town	Ulundurpet	13 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	24 km

Villages closest to Velur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velur village had a population of 4,643. That makes it the 14th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Velur village has 2,396 males and 2,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Velur is 606102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velur covers 1146.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velur falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velur is Parikkal, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Velur.

Velur is about 24 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about 7.2 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 13 km away. Ulundurpet is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.