# Vellagavi Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul 

# Vellagavi

Vellagavi is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624101**. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 227 households**, the 15th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 824people (2011)
- 227households
- 75.2%literacy
- 624101PIN code

## Vellagavi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vellagavi is 624101.** Vellagavi falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624101
- Gram panchayatVellagavi
- Community development blockKodaikanal
- Census village code635444

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

## How far is Vellagavi from nearby towns?

- Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)105 km by road
- Periyakulam (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 Vellagavi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Vellagavi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Periyakulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Periyakulam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Periyakulam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 5 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 Vellagavi known for?

The main crops are **coffee, orange and banana**. About 32% of the 1,470 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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 Vellagavi

Of every 100 households in Vellagavi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vellagavi · ■ Kodaikanal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**68%

Tap water ****96%**

**72%

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

**10%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****81%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**79%

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 Vellagavi?

■ Vellagavi · ■ Kodaikanal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**955

Working population ****65.8%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (68%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 65 (12%)

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 Kodaikanal

- Kilakkuchettipatti3,095 people
- Kodaikanal2,831 people
- Poolathur2,810 people
- Pachalur2,367 people

[All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vellagavi?624101
- How far is Vellagavi from Dindigul?105 km by road
- What is the population of Vellagavi?824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vellagavi in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vellagavi?75.2% (Census 2011)