# Velliyankundram Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/velliyankundram/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Velliyankundram Velliyankundram is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,401 people in 363 households**, the 48th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,401people (2011) - 363households - 79.9%literacy - 625301PIN code ## Velliyankundram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velliyankundram is 625301.** Velliyankundram falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625301 - Gram panchayatVelliyankundram - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640581 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velliyankundram from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)15 km by road - Anaiyur (nearest town)11 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 Velliyankundram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Velliyankundram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chatrapatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadavur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kannanendal - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 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 Velliyankundram known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 35% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Velliyankundram Of every 100 households in Velliyankundram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Velliyankundram · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****20%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **64% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **63% Use banking services ****37%** **46% Television ****84%** **87% Mobile phone ****70%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **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 Velliyankundram? ■ Velliyankundram · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **936 Working population ****39.5%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.6% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (34%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 271 (49%) · **■** Marginal 63 (11%) 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 - Adalai1,434 people - Chinnapatti1,434 people - Ulaganeri1,431 people - Pottapanayur1,403 people - Iraniyam1,333 people - Kadavur1,329 people - Kunnathur1,307 people - Siruvalai1,282 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 Velliyankundram?625301 - How far is Velliyankundram from Madurai?15 km by road - What is the population of Velliyankundram?1,401 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velliyankundram in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velliyankundram?79.9% (Census 2011)