# Vellankondagaram Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Vellankondagaram

Vellankondagaram is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603401**. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 106 households**, the 100th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 433people (2011)
- 106households
- 52.1%literacy
- 603401PIN code

## Vellankondagaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vellankondagaram is 603401.** Vellankondagaram falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603401
- Gram panchayatChunampet
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630268

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

## How far is Vellankondagaram from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)110 km by road
- Edakalinadu (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 Vellankondagaram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vellankondagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chunampet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Vellankondagaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and ground nut**. About 43% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Vellankondagaram

Of every 100 households in Vellankondagaram in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vellankondagaram · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**74%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****100%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Vellankondagaram?

■ Vellankondagaram · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1727**

**935

Working population ****51.7%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 42.2% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 200 (89%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Cheyyur

- Andarkuppam470 people
- Nelvoypalayam454 people
- Chithamur445 people
- Pudupattu443 people
- Sevur425 people
- Perumalcheri413 people
- Sathamangalam402 people
- Voyalur368 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vellankondagaram?603401
- How far is Vellankondagaram from Kancheepuram?110 km by road
- What is the population of Vellankondagaram?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vellankondagaram in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vellankondagaram?52.1% (Census 2011)