Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Vellakulam Vellakulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 625701. The 2011 Census counted 1,259 people in 352 households, the 51st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,259 people (2011) - 352 households - 70.1% literacy - 625701 PIN 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 code 625701 - Gram panchayat S.Vellakulam - Community development block Kallikudi - Census village code 641000 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vellakulam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Madurai (district HQ) 38 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vellakulam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vellakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kariapatti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · S.Kallupatti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kalligudi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vellakulam known for? The main crops are flowers, green gram and paddy. About 20% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vellakulam Of every 100 households in Vellakulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellakulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 92% - Toilet within the home 1% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 78% - Tap water 93% 86% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 25% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 70% - Use banking services 58% 51% - Television 80% 87% - Mobile phone 40% 60% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 34% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 14% 6% - Own their home 97% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vellakulam? ■ Vellakulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 75.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 984 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 765 912 - Working population 64.7% 54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 58.4% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 38 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 429 (53%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 47 (6%) · ■ Marginal 293 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thirumangalam - Tennamanallur 1,397 people - Maikkudi 1,382 people - Pungankulam 1,317 people - Maruthangudi 1,277 people - Kangayanatham 1,211 people - Melauppiligundu 1,183 people - Karisalkalampatti 1,158 people - Thoombakulam 1,149 people All 95 villages in Thirumangalam ## Other places named Vellakulam - Vellakulam · Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai · 4,867 people - Vellakulam · Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli · 3,946 people - Vellakulam · Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai · 830 people - Vellakulam · Village, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar · 142 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellakulam? 625701 - How far is Vellakulam from Madurai? 38 km by road - What is the population of Vellakulam? 1,259 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellakulam in? Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellakulam? 70.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/vellakulam-641000/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.