# Vellalapuram Village, Edappadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/vellalapuram/ Village · Edappadi, Salem # Vellalapuram Vellalapuram is a village in Edappadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636306**. The 2011 Census counted **13,143 people in 3,546 households**, the 3rd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 13,143people (2011) - 3,546households - 60.9%literacy - 636306PIN code ## Vellalapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellalapuram is 636306.** Vellalapuram falls in Edappadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636306 - Gram panchayatVellalapuram - Community development blockKonganapuram - Census village code633898 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellalapuram from nearby towns? - Edappadi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Salem (district HQ)22 km by road - Dharamangalam (nearest town)5 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 Vellalapuram? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Vellalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 14 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 college5–10 km · Doramangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chinnasiragapadi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Vellalapuram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, cotton and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 64% of the 1,389 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Vellalapuram Of every 100 households in Vellalapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellalapuram · ■ Edappadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **86% Toilet within the home ****8%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **90% Tap water ****85%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **72% Use banking services ****32%** **24% Television ****52%** **68% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **13% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Vellalapuram? ■ Vellalapuram · ■ Edappadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **59.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818** **874 Working population ****54.8%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,268 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,323 (32%) · **■** Household industry 840 (12%) · **■** Other work 2,310 (32%) · **■** Marginal 466 (6%) 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 Edappadi - Chittur14,466 people - Idupali13,152 people - Vellarivalli12,093 people - Kachchippalli11,443 people - Koranampatti9,385 people - Chettimankurichi8,740 people [All 20 villages in Edappadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellalapuram?636306 - How far is Vellalapuram from Salem?22 km by road - What is the population of Vellalapuram?13,143 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellalapuram in?Salem district (Edappadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellalapuram?60.9% (Census 2011)