# Vellaikuppam Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/vellaikuppam/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Vellaikuppam Vellaikuppam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625107**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 92 households**, the 101st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 387people (2011) - 92households - 65.4%literacy - 625107PIN code ## Vellaikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellaikuppam is 625107.** Vellaikuppam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625107 - Gram panchayatIdayapatti - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640659 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellaikuppam from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road - Melur (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 Vellaikuppam? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Vellaikuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Panaikulam - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvadavur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthangudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vellaikuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 5% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Vellaikuppam Of every 100 households in Vellaikuppam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellaikuppam · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **64% Tap water ****79%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **63% Use banking services ****30%** **46% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****47%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Vellaikuppam? ■ Vellaikuppam · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **936 Working population ****46.3%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 62 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (39%) · **■** Marginal 46 (26%) 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 - Keelanedugulam434 people - Sembiyanendal399 people - Kollankulam397 people - Pilluseri387 people - Vilathur344 people - Illuppakudi341 people - Jothiapatti341 people - Thirukanai335 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 Vellaikuppam?625107 - How far is Vellaikuppam from Madurai?20 km by road - What is the population of Vellaikuppam?387 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellaikuppam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellaikuppam?65.4% (Census 2011)