Vellur, Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Vellur


The village Vellur is located in Orathanadu Taluk of Thanjavur District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vellur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Orathanadu Community Development Block. The nearest town is Orathanadu, which is about 10 kilometers away from Vellur.

Travel and Communication for Vellur


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vellur,
Thanjavur,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 614626

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vellur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Vellur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Vellur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Vellur


As per available data from the year 2009, 2439 persons live in 613 house holds in the village Vellur. There are 1271 female individuals and 1168 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.11% and males constitute 47.89% of the total population.

There are 442 scheduled castes persons of which 202 are females and 240 are males. Females constitute 45.7% and males constitute 54.3% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.12% of the total population.

Population density of Vellur is 340.25 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vellur


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Total area of Vellur is 716.82 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 503.69 ha. About 7.45 ha is un-irrigated area. About 496.24 ha is irrigated area. About 317.49 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 178.75 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 144.22 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 68.91 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Vellur


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Vellur.

There are 6 government primary schools in the village Vellur.

There is a government middle school in the village Vellur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Vellur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Orathanadu, which is less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

Colleges in Vellur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Orathanadu, which is 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Ponakulam, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Thanjavur, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Enathi, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Sathankadu, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

Other Educational Facilities in Vellur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Pattukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Vellur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Thanjavur, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

Healthcare Facilities in Vellur


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Vellur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vellur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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