# Vellaputhur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/vellaputhur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Vellaputhur Vellaputhur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603314**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 354 households**, the 64th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,363people (2011) - 354households - 60.7%literacy - 603314PIN code ## Vellaputhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellaputhur is 603314.** Vellaputhur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603314 - Gram panchayatVellaputhur - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630002 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellaputhur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)38 km by road - Karunguzhi (nearest town)10 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 Vellaputhur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vellaputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthiramerur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Vellaputhur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 45% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Vellaputhur Of every 100 households in Vellaputhur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellaputhur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****29%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **82% Tap water ****93%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **77% Use banking services ****25%** **39% Television ****81%** **89% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Vellaputhur? ■ Vellaputhur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086** **959 Working population ****55.8%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 51.2% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 533 (70%) 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 - Janakipuram1,456 people - Perumbairkandigai1,451 people - Kalathur1,448 people - Kattukkaranai1,432 people - Kilvasalai1,351 people - Madhur1,311 people - Seethapuram1,304 people - Vaiyavur1,299 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellaputhur?603314 - How far is Vellaputhur from Kancheepuram?38 km by road - What is the population of Vellaputhur?1,363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellaputhur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellaputhur?60.7% (Census 2011)