# Velampatti Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Palani, Dindigul 

# Velampatti

Velampatti is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624617**. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 457 households**, the 34th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,436people (2011)
- 457households
- 62.7%literacy
- 624617PIN code

## Velampatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velampatti is 624617.** Velampatti falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624617
- Gram panchayatVelampatti
- Community development blockThoppampatti
- Census village code635124

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

## How far is Velampatti from nearby towns?

- Palani (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)80 km by road
- Keeranur (nearest town)3 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 Velampatti?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Velampatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Keeranur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Velampatti known for?

The main crops are **corn, ground nut and vegetables**. About 77% of the 1,191 hectares of village land is sown, and 449 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 Velampatti

Of every 100 households in Velampatti in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Velampatti · ■ Palani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**70%

Tap water ****67%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**57%

Use banking services ****54%**

**51%

Television ****85%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

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 Velampatti?

■ Velampatti · ■ Palani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**937

Working population ****48.4%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.8% for women. 68% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 317 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (23%) · **■** Marginal 67 (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 Palani

- Kalickkanaickenpatti1,830 people
- Kombaipatti1,754 people
- Chithraikulam1,749 people
- Vilvathampatti1,525 people
- Melakottai1,309 people
- Kovilammapatti1,088 people
- Neikarapatti1,065 people
- Mettupatti1,064 people

[All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velampatti?624617
- How far is Velampatti from Dindigul?80 km by road
- What is the population of Velampatti?1,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velampatti in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velampatti?62.7% (Census 2011)