# Vellur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/vellur/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Vellur Vellur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608302**. The 2011 Census counted **900 people in 216 households**, the 95th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 900people (2011) - 216households - 91.6%literacy - 608302PIN code ## Vellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellur is 608302.** Vellur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608302 - Gram panchayatVellur - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code637062 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellur from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road - Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)12 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 Vellur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Komaratchi - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vellur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 56% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Vellur Of every 100 households in Vellur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****25%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **80% Tap water ****62%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **81% Use banking services ****76%** **44% Television ****90%** **91% Mobile phone ****72%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Vellur? ■ Vellur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661** **886 Working population ****43.8%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.8% for men and 86.2% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (31%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%) 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 - Adhanur927 people - Sarvarajanpettai916 people - Therkumangudi912 people - Eachampoondi906 people - Nalamputhur879 people - Melakadambur873 people - Sathavattam850 people - Vadamur845 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellur?608302 - How far is Vellur from Cuddalore?65 km by road - What is the population of Vellur?900 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellur?91.6% (Census 2011)