# Velur Village, Pichatur, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/pichatur/velur/ Village · Pichatur, Chittoor # Velur Velur is a village in Pichatur sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517587**. The 2011 Census counted **1,115 people in 309 households**, the 12th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,115people (2011) - 309households - 58.4%literacy - 517587PIN code ## Velur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velur is 517587.** Velur falls in Pichatur sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517587 - Gram panchayatVelur - Community development blockPichatur - Census village code596297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velur from nearby towns? - Pichatur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)83 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Velur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Velur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pichatur - ○Degree college10+ km · Puttur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pichatur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Velur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and ground nut**. About 53% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Velur Of every 100 households in Velur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Velur · ■ Pichatur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **81% Tap water ****96%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **78% Use banking services ****78%** **76% Television ****65%** **59% Mobile phone ****56%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **24% Own their home ****94%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Velur? ■ Velur · ■ Pichatur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **900 Working population ****53.1%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 47.2% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 95 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (27%) · **■** Other work 88 (15%) · **■** Marginal 249 (42%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Pichatur - Ramagiri1,833 people - Ramapuram1,784 people - Sivagiri1,582 people - Pulikondram1,260 people - Pulipadu @Govardhanagiri1,087 people - Chilamathur @ Bangala1,066 people - Appambattu725 people - Rajanagaram669 people [All 17 villages in Pichatur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/pichatur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velur?517587 - How far is Velur from Chittoor?83 km by road - What is the population of Velur?1,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velur in?Chittoor district (Pichatur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velur?58.4% (Census 2011)