# Vellur Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Vellur

Vellur is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **676 people in 173 households**, the 15th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 676people (2011)
- 173households
- 50.5%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Vellur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vellur is 636602.** Vellur falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatVelur
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634102

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vellur from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)45 km by road
- Yercaud (nearest town)7 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 Vellur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Vellur known for?

The main crops are **coffee, orange and pepper**. About 37% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vellur

Of every 100 households in Vellur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Vellur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**89%

Use banking services ****70%**

**32%

Television ****80%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Vellur?

■ Vellur · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1293**

**889

Working population ****58.6%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 43.3% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (69%) · **■** Other work 81 (20%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Yercaud

- Senthittu726 people
- Semmanathan718 people
- Vellakkadai699 people
- Muluvi693 people
- Pottakkadu653 people
- Pelakkadu646 people
- Kovilur625 people
- Nallur615 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vellur?636602
- How far is Vellur from Salem?45 km by road
- What is the population of Vellur?676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vellur in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vellur?50.5% (Census 2011)