# Velamur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/velamur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Velamur Velamur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,057 people in 759 households**, the 9th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 3,057people (2011) - 759households - 69.3%literacy - 603201PIN code ## Velamur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velamur is 603201.** Velamur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603201 - Gram panchayatVelamur - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630063 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velamur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)38 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)18 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 Velamur? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Velamur; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · L.Endathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Velamur known for? About 57% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Velamur Of every 100 households in Velamur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velamur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****26%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **82% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **77% Use banking services ****63%** **39% Television ****96%** **89% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Velamur? ■ Velamur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **959 Working population ****51.9%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 60.6% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 733 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 219 (14%) · **■** Marginal 217 (14%) 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 Maduranthakam - Peruveli3,381 people - Orathy3,144 people - Nallamur Keelakaranai3,122 people - Silavattam3,119 people - Z.Endathur3,014 people - Maiyur2,931 people - Kiliyanagar2,897 people - Z.Budur2,873 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velamur?603201 - How far is Velamur from Kancheepuram?38 km by road - What is the population of Velamur?3,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velamur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velamur?69.3% (Census 2011)