# Vellarai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Vellarai

Vellarai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603311**. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 56 households**, the 171st largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 236people (2011)
- 56households
- 80.9%literacy
- 603311PIN code

## Vellarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vellarai is 603311.** Vellarai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603311
- Gram panchayatViralur
- Community development blockMaduranthakam
- Census village code630099

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

## How far is Vellarai from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)78 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town)16 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 Vellarai?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Vellarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Devanur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheyyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Vellarai known for?

About 43% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Vellarai

Of every 100 households in Vellarai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vellarai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**77%

Use banking services ****18%**

**39%

Television ****100%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**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 Vellarai?

■ Vellarai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**959

Working population ****35.6%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.0% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 16 (19%) · **■** Marginal 48 (57%)

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

- Pinnampoondi286 people
- Athivakkam272 people
- Sampathinallur257 people
- Pasumbur242 people
- Amayambattu225 people
- Allur216 people
- Chinthamani207 people
- Devanur204 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vellarai?603311
- How far is Vellarai from Kancheepuram?78 km by road
- What is the population of Vellarai?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vellarai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vellarai?80.9% (Census 2011)