# Vellaiyur, Gangavalli, Salem – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/vellaiyur/ Village · Gangavalli, Salem # Vellaiyur Vellaiyur is a village in [Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/) sub-district of [Salem](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **636116**. The 2011 Census counted **3,139 people in 819 households**, the 13th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 3,139people (2011) - 819households - 68.0%literacy - 636116PIN code ## Vellaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellaiyur is 636116.** Vellaiyur falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636116 - Gram panchayatVellaiyur - Community development blockThalaivasal - Census village code634331 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellaiyur from nearby towns? - Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Salem (district HQ)80 km by road - Veeraganur (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 Vellaiyur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vellaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veeraganur - ○Degree college10+ km · Deviakkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduvalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vellaiyur known for? The main crops are **cotton, maize and turmeric**. Products made here include rice. About 67% of the 1,119 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Vellaiyur Of every 100 households in Vellaiyur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellaiyur · ■ Gangavalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****56%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **62% Use banking services ****59%** **36% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****69%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Vellaiyur? ■ Vellaiyur · ■ Gangavalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **879 Working population ****59.2%** **59.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 57.4% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,048 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (7%) · **■** Marginal 302 (16%) 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 Gangavalli - Krishnapuram3,655 people - Puliamkurichi3,643 people - Othiyathur3,465 people - Laddivadi3,315 people - East Rajapalayam3,109 people - Veppampoondi2,999 people - Iluppanatham1,929 people - Manmalai1,740 people [All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/) ## Other places named Vellaiyur - Vellaiyur · Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram · 2,903 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellaiyur?636116 - How far is Vellaiyur from Salem?80 km by road - What is the population of Vellaiyur?3,139 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellaiyur in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellaiyur?68.0% (Census 2011)