Country India District Vellore PIN 632506 Area code 04173 | State Tamil Nadu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 04173 | |
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K velur is famed village located in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. The initial present in the name of the village literally signifies the town Kalavai which is present nearby to the village. To discriminate K Velur from Vellore district the letter 'K' is used. K velur is situated in between Arcot and Kalavai road. It is 16 km from Arcot and 7 km from Kalavai. It belongs to Arcot municipality and taluk. The postal pincode is 632506.
Map of Velur, Tamil Nadu 632506
The route from Arcot to Kalavai en route these villages. Arcot→Mupathuvetti→Labbapettai→Maangaadu→Sarvanthangal→Laadavaram→Pilleri→Athithangal→Karivedu→K VELUR→Karikanthangal→Kalavai cut road→Allalcheri→Kalavai
The road links to Arcot→Cheyyar highway at Kalavai cut road.
Some of the nearer towns are:
Some of the district headquarters are:
Some of the colleges for students are:
The village is serviced by a bus network and is home to a public library facility. In 2013, USUN and Sri Vaari Hi-Powers announced that K.Velur would soon be home to the largest solar plant in South India, once construction of 12 megawatt project was finished. Neighbouring villages are Sembedu, Ozhalai, Keerambaadi, Karivedu, Karikanthangal. The village is home to a population of around 1500 in around 400 households. The main occupations represented in the village is farming. One rice mill is available for farmers. The village has a pond and a lake; after the rainy season, villagers use the lake water and palar river for irrigation. One corporate bank is available in the village, the bank offers loan facilities for farming families. The secondary occupation is catering. One famous Government higher secondary school is also located in the village. There is a large cricket ground in the back of the lake. Villagers hold summer cricket tournaments against neighbouring village teams.
Some of the temples in the village are: