# Velliyakudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Velliyakudi

Velliyakudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608702**. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 172 households**, the 154th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 644people (2011)
- 172households
- 80.9%literacy
- 608702PIN code

## Velliyakudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velliyakudi is 608702.** Velliyakudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608702
- Gram panchayatVelliyakudi
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636826

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

## How far is Velliyakudi from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sethiathoppu (nearest town)5 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 Velliyakudi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Velliyakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Velliyakudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 84% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Velliyakudi

Of every 100 households in Velliyakudi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Velliyakudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**69%

Tap water ****84%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****40%**

**44%

Television ****98%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Velliyakudi?

■ Velliyakudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**899

Working population ****59.5%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 77.7% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 373 (97%)

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

- Sirugalur688 people
- Vandarayampattu669 people
- Siyappadi668 people
- Prasannaramapuram654 people
- Uthamasozhamangalam641 people
- Poonthottam638 people
- Ellaikudi603 people
- Chittimuttu602 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velliyakudi?608702
- How far is Velliyakudi from Cuddalore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Velliyakudi?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velliyakudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velliyakudi?80.9% (Census 2011)