# Velimalai Forest Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari 

# Velimalai Forest

Velimalai Forest is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629161**. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 47 households**, the 16th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%.

- 96people (2011)
- 47households
- 100.0%literacy
- 629161PIN code

## Velimalai Forest PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velimalai Forest is 629161.** Velimalai Forest falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code629161
- Gram panchayatNot Under Any Panchayat
- Community development blockNot Under Any Cd Block
- Census village code643138

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

## How far is Velimalai Forest from nearby towns?

- Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nagercoil (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kumarapuram (nearest town)3 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 Velimalai Forest?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Velimalai Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kumarapuram
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumarapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagercoil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagercoil
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Velimalai Forest

Of every 100 households in Velimalai Forest in 2011, 81 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Velimalai Forest · ■ Kalkulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**8%

Tap water ****60%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**64%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****60%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****0%**

**92%

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 Velimalai Forest?

■ Velimalai Forest · ■ Kalkulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**90.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****714**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**982

Working population ****68.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 93% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 20 (30%) · **■** Other work 45 (68%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Kalkulam

- Thirpparappu4,452 people
- Veeyanoor3,009 people
- Veerapuli R.F.1,663 people
- Veerapuli Extn.484 people
- Ponmanai86 people

[All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velimalai Forest?629161
- How far is Velimalai Forest from Nagercoil?25 km by road
- What is the population of Velimalai Forest?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velimalai Forest in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velimalai Forest?100.0% (Census 2011)