# Vellakulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/vellakulam-640989/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Vellakulam Vellakulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625701**. The 2011 Census counted **4,867 people in 1,431 households**, the 7th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 4,867people (2011) - 1,431households - 82.0%literacy - 625701PIN code ## Vellakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellakulam is 625701.** Vellakulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625701 - Gram panchayatK.Vellakulam - Community development blockKallikudi - Census village code640989 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellakulam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)40 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)15 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 Vellakulam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Vellakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhunagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Vellakulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 12% of the 1,685 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Vellakulam Of every 100 households in Vellakulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellakulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****16%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **78% Tap water ****97%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **70% Use banking services ****45%** **51% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****46%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **85% 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 Vellakulam? ■ Vellakulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **912 Working population ****54.5%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,308 (49%) · **■** Household industry 63 (2%) · **■** Other work 724 (27%) · **■** Marginal 323 (12%) 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 Thirumangalam - Kalligudi5,427 people - Kurayur5,362 people - Melakottai5,156 people - Vadagarai4,900 people - Urappanur4,644 people - Kinnimangalam4,572 people - Sathangudi4,369 people - Karadikal4,074 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellakulam?625701 - How far is Vellakulam from Madurai?40 km by road - What is the population of Vellakulam?4,867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellakulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellakulam?82.0% (Census 2011)