# Vellalapalayam Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/vellalapalayam/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Vellalapalayam Vellalapalayam is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,660 people in 501 households**, the 77th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,660people (2011) - 501households - 68.6%literacy - 642120PIN code ## Vellalapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellalapalayam is 642120.** Vellalapalayam falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642120 - Gram panchayatVellalapalayam - Community development blockPollachi North - Census village code644529 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellalapalayam from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)50 km by road - Pollachi (nearest town)10 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 Vellalapalayam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vellalapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Negamam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Negamam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Vellalapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include coir. About 79% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Vellalapalayam Of every 100 households in Vellalapalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Vellalapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****32%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **54% Tap water ****95%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **56% Use banking services ****59%** **45% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****78%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **84% 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 Vellalapalayam? ■ Vellalapalayam · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **971 Working population ****59.1%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (33%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 613 (62%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 Pollachi - Rasakkapalayam1,747 people - Thensithur1,713 people - Sholanur1,693 people - Ayyampalayam1,692 people - Koolanaickenpatti1,635 people - Gollapatti1,630 people - Kittasuarampalayam1,589 people - Santhegoundanpalayam1,571 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellalapalayam?642120 - How far is Vellalapalayam from Coimbatore?50 km by road - What is the population of Vellalapalayam?1,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellalapalayam in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellalapalayam?68.6% (Census 2011)