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About Velaneri Village

Velaneri is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 514 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velaneri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626612
Area (hectares) 688.46 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 514
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velaneri compares

By the 2011 count Velaneri is the 34th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 688.46 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Velaneri

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

How far is Velaneri from other places

Velaneri lies about 51 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, about 7.7 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 Velaneri
Nearest railway station Sudiyur 7.7 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 25 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 51 km

Villages closest to Velaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velaneri village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 34th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Velaneri village has 514 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velaneri has about 969 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Velaneri is 626612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velaneri covers 688.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velaneri falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Velaneri is Sudiyur, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Velaneri.

Velaneri is about 51 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velaneri is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Sudiyur is about 7.7 km away. Manamadurai is about 9.3 km away. Tiruchuli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathiseri (3.1 km), Andiyendal (3.7 km) and Tiruvidanallur (4.3 km).

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

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