Vellur, Thiruppuvanam, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Vellur


The village Vellur is located in Thiruppuvanam Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vellur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thiruppuvanam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thirupuvanam, which is about 6 kilometers away from Vellur.

Travel and Communication for Vellur


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vellur,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630611

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, 1249 persons live in 321 house holds in the village Vellur. There are 596 female individuals and 653 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.72% and males constitute 52.28% of the total population.

There are 588 scheduled castes persons of which 285 are females and 303 are males. Females constitute 48.47% and males constitute 51.53% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 47.08% of the total population.

Population density of Vellur is 142.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vellur


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Total area of Vellur is 874 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 437 ha. About 437 ha is irrigated area. About 18 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 419 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 250 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 32 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2 ha is culturable waste land. About 153 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Vellur


There is a government pre-primary school. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Vellur.

There is a government primary school in the village Vellur.

There is a government middle school in the village Vellur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Thirupuvanam, which is 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Thirupuvanam, which is 5-10 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 Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Pottapalaiyam, which is 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Vellur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Vellur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Vellur.

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

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

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