# Velampoondi Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore 

# Velampoondi

Velampoondi is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **762 people in 187 households**, the 106th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 762people (2011)
- 187households
- 85.9%literacy
- 608304PIN code

## Velampoondi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velampoondi is 608304.** Velampoondi falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608304
- Gram panchayatThorappu
- Community development blockKattumannar Koil
- Census village code637025

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

## How far is Velampoondi from nearby towns?

- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kattumannarkoil (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 Velampoondi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Velampoondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thorappu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reddiyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palanchanallur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Velampoondi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 86% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Velampoondi

Of every 100 households in Velampoondi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velampoondi · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****18%**

**44%

Television ****95%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Velampoondi?

■ Velampoondi · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**886

Working population ****62.7%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 82.1% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (45%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 46 (10%)

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 Kattumannarkoil

- Odaiyur798 people
- Omampuliyur796 people
- Keelpuliyampattu773 people
- Kanattampuliyur769 people
- Elangambur755 people
- Sivakam754 people
- Veerasolapuram737 people
- Solakkur729 people

[All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velampoondi?608304
- How far is Velampoondi from Cuddalore?80 km by road
- What is the population of Velampoondi?762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velampoondi in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velampoondi?85.9% (Census 2011)