# Vellankovil Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/vellankovil/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Vellankovil Vellankovil is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638054**. The 2011 Census counted **6,144 people in 1,931 households**, the 12th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 6,144people (2011) - 1,931households - 67.7%literacy - 638054PIN code ## Vellankovil PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellankovil is 638054.** Vellankovil falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638054 - Gram panchayatVellankovil - Community development blockGobichettipalayam - Census village code634940 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellankovil from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Erode (district HQ)35 km by road - Gobichettipalayam (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 Vellankovil? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Vellankovil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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)8 h summer · 8 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 Vellankovil known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and turmeric**. Products made here include murukku, cloths and clay pots. About 78% of the 1,109 hectares of village land is sown, and 590 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 Vellankovil Of every 100 households in Vellankovil in 2011, 87 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vellankovil · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **89% Toilet within the home ****45%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **54% Tap water ****79%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **50% Use banking services ****59%** **53% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **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 Vellankovil? ■ Vellankovil · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **959 Working population ****57.0%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 67% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 763 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,086 (31%) · **■** Household industry 248 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,199 (34%) · **■** Marginal 205 (6%) 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 - Kondayampalayam7,265 people - Alukuli6,974 people - Emmampoondi6,366 people - Kanakampalayam6,209 people - Kottupullampalayam6,083 people - Ayalur5,980 people - Kugalur5,746 people - Vellalapalayam5,596 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellankovil?638054 - How far is Vellankovil from Erode?35 km by road - What is the population of Vellankovil?6,144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellankovil in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellankovil?67.7% (Census 2011)