# Vellayur Village, Nilambur, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/vellayur/ Village · Nilambur, Malappuram # Vellayur Vellayur is a village in Nilambur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679327**. The 2011 Census counted **25,906 people in 5,106 households**, the 10th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.1%. - 25,906people (2011) - 5,106households - 92.7%literacy - 679327PIN code ## Vellayur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellayur is 679327.** Vellayur falls in Nilambur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679327 - Gram panchayatKalikavu, Chekkode - Community development blockNilambur - Census village code627484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellayur from nearby towns? - Nilambur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)62 km by road - Manjeri (nearest town)24 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 Vellayur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Vellayur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wandoor - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Wandoor - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Wandoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 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 Vellayur known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 66% of the 2,429 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Vellayur Of every 100 households in Vellayur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vellayur · ■ Nilambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****97%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****10%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **86% Use banking services ****64%** **73% Television ****52%** **60% Mobile phone ****85%** **82% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Vellayur? ■ Vellayur · ■ Nilambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%** **92.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117** **1097 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **973 Working population ****25.8%** **30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.3% for men and 90.4% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 325 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 831 (12%) · **■** Household industry 67 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,958 (59%) · **■** Marginal 1,506 (23%) 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 Nilambur - Thuvvur29,991 people - Porur29,561 people - Thiruvali27,734 people - Karuvarakundu26,712 people - Karulai25,758 people - Mambad25,521 people - Kalikavu22,018 people - Kurumbilangode21,803 people [All 18 villages in Nilambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellayur?679327 - How far is Vellayur from Malappuram?62 km by road - What is the population of Vellayur?25,906 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellayur in?Malappuram district (Nilambur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vellayur?92.7% (Census 2011)