# Velichinatham Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/velichinatham/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Velichinatham Velichinatham is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625014**. The 2011 Census counted **2,020 people in 498 households**, the 26th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 2,020people (2011) - 498households - 80.2%literacy - 625014PIN code ## Velichinatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velichinatham is 625014.** Velichinatham falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625014 - Gram panchayatVelichinatham - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640573 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velichinatham from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)16 km by road - Alanganallur (nearest town)7 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 Velichinatham? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Velichinatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Chatrapatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadavur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Velichinatham known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 72% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Velichinatham Of every 100 households in Velichinatham in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Velichinatham · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****15%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **64% Tap water ****98%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **63% Use banking services ****30%** **46% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****43%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **81% 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 Velichinatham? ■ Velichinatham · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713** **936 Working population ****46.3%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 72.3% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (62%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 277 (30%) · **■** Marginal 14 (1%) 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 Madurai North - Thamaraipatti2,385 people - Varichiyur2,338 people - Kadakkinaru2,310 people - Meenakshipuram2,046 people - Mathur1,997 people - Karuvanur1,936 people - Veerapandi1,907 people - Ayilangudi1,902 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velichinatham?625014 - How far is Velichinatham from Madurai?16 km by road - What is the population of Velichinatham?2,020 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velichinatham in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velichinatham?80.2% (Census 2011)