# Vellalapalayam Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode 

# Vellalapalayam

Vellalapalayam is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638476**. The 2011 Census counted **5,596 people in 1,743 households**, the 16th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 5,596people (2011)
- 1,743households
- 71.5%literacy
- 638476PIN code

## Vellalapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vellalapalayam is 638476.** Vellalapalayam falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638476
- Gram panchayatVellalapalayam
- Community development blockGobichettipalayam
- Census village code634921

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

## How far is Vellalapalayam from nearby towns?

- Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gobichettipalayam (nearest town)4 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 Vellalapalayam?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Vellalapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pariyur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gobichettipalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 12 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 Vellalapalayam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and banana**. Products made here include clay pots. About 68% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Vellalapalayam

Of every 100 households in Vellalapalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Vellalapalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**54%

Tap water ****76%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**50%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****80%**

**87%

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 Vellalapalayam?

■ Vellalapalayam · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**959

Working population ****54.3%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 403 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 752 (25%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,456 (48%) · **■** Marginal 375 (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 Gobichettipalayam

- Vellankovil6,144 people
- Kottupullampalayam6,083 people
- Ayalur5,980 people
- Kugalur5,746 people
- Kongarpalayam5,346 people
- Pulavakalipalayam5,125 people
- Olalakovil4,993 people
- Nagadevampalayam4,873 people

[All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vellalapalayam?638476
- How far is Vellalapalayam from Erode?30 km by road
- What is the population of Vellalapalayam?5,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vellalapalayam in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vellalapalayam?71.5% (Census 2011)