# Velangippattu Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Velangippattu

Velangippattu is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,324 people in 810 households**, the 20th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 3,324people (2011)
- 810households
- 71.7%literacy
- 608501PIN code

## Velangippattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velangippattu is 608501.** Velangippattu falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608501
- Gram panchayatVelangipattu
- Community development blockParangipettai
- Census village code636760

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velangippattu from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)32 km by road
- Parangipettai (nearest town)7 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 Velangippattu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Velangippattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Parangipettai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chinnakummatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Velangippattu known for?

About 66% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Velangippattu

Of every 100 households in Velangippattu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Velangippattu · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**69%

Tap water ****33%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**70%

Use banking services ****42%**

**44%

Television ****94%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Velangippattu?

■ Velangippattu · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**899

Working population ****54.8%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 61.4% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (25%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,118 (61%)

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 Chidambaram

- Keerapalayam3,516 people
- Pichavaram3,463 people
- Paradur3,392 people
- Parameswaranallur3,362 people
- Kezhanuvampattu3,269 people
- Thalaikulam3,206 people
- B.Mutlur3,126 people
- Perampattu3,106 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velangippattu?608501
- How far is Velangippattu from Cuddalore?32 km by road
- What is the population of Velangippattu?3,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velangippattu in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velangippattu?71.7% (Census 2011)