# Velvankottai Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/velvankottai/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Velvankottai Velvankottai is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624802**. The 2011 Census counted **6,867 people in 1,692 households**, the 11th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 6,867people (2011) - 1,692households - 73.4%literacy - 624802PIN code ## Velvankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velvankottai is 624802.** Velvankottai falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624802 - Gram panchayatVelvarkottai - Community development blockVadamadurai - Census village code635281 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velvankottai from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)15 km by road - Vadamadurai (nearest town)7 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 Velvankottai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Velvankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vayathurai - ○Degree college10+ km · Dindigul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Velvankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and corn**. About 33% of the 1,624 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Velvankottai Of every 100 households in Velvankottai in 2011, 81 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velvankottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **86% Toilet within the home ****22%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **84% Tap water ****69%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **73% Use banking services ****57%** **49% Television ****84%** **77% Mobile phone ****62%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****87%** **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 Velvankottai? ■ Velvankottai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041** **899 Working population ****48.9%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 826 (25%) · **■** Household industry 100 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,597 (48%) · **■** Marginal 527 (16%) 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 Vedasandur - Paganatham7,556 people - Gudalur7,110 people - Kalvarpatti6,995 people - Nagayakottai6,919 people - Kulathur6,570 people - Vadugambadi6,515 people - Marambadi6,363 people - Tennampatti5,937 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velvankottai?624802 - How far is Velvankottai from Dindigul?15 km by road - What is the population of Velvankottai?6,867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velvankottai in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velvankottai?73.4% (Census 2011)