# Vellalakundam Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/vellalakundam/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Vellalakundam Vellalakundam is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636111**. The 2011 Census counted **6,904 people in 1,843 households**, the 3rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 6,904people (2011) - 1,843households - 72.2%literacy - 636111PIN code ## Vellalakundam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellalakundam is 636111.** Vellalakundam falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636111 - Gram panchayatVellalakundam - Community development blockAyothiyapattinam - Census village code634199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellalakundam from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Salem (district HQ)23 km by road - Vazhapadi (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 Vellalakundam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Vellalakundam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Vellalakundam known for? The main crops are **maize, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 32% of the 2,209 hectares of village land is sown, and 448 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 Vellalakundam Of every 100 households in Vellalakundam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vellalakundam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****24%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **79% Tap water ****67%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **64% Use banking services ****45%** **31% Television ****87%** **79% Mobile phone ****65%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****87%** **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 Vellalakundam? ■ Vellalakundam · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **932 Working population ****55.6%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 62.1% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,033 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,042 (27%) · **■** Household industry 69 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,259 (33%) · **■** Marginal 435 (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 Vazhapadi - Minnampalli9,327 people - Kurichi8,043 people - Singipuram6,868 people - Tukkiyampalayam5,385 people - Tirumanur5,282 people - M.Perumalpalayam5,232 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellalakundam?636111 - How far is Vellalakundam from Salem?23 km by road - What is the population of Vellalakundam?6,904 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellalakundam in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellalakundam?72.2% (Census 2011)