# Velangudi Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur 

# Velangudi

Velangudi is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **616260**. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 77 households**, the 90th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 309people (2011)
- 77households
- 77.3%literacy
- 616260PIN code

## Velangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velangudi is 616260.** Velangudi falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code616260
- Gram panchayatVanduvancheri
- Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur
- Census village code638565

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

## How far is Velangudi from nearby towns?

- Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Kodavasal (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 Velangudi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Velangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Semmangudi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Natchiarkoil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Semmankudi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Velangudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Velangudi

Of every 100 households in Velangudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Velangudi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**58%

Tap water ****82%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**67%

Use banking services ****61%**

**50%

Television ****90%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**87%

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 Velangudi?

■ Velangudi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1353**

**952

Working population ****49.5%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (63%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (12%)

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 Kumbakonam

- Sarangapanipettai453 people
- Pangal413 people
- Mukasa Innambur Thenpathi395 people
- Andalur309 people
- Ammathottam297 people
- Vellalapillayampettai245 people
- Palaiyanallur152 people
- Marutadi135 people

[All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velangudi?616260
- How far is Velangudi from Thanjavur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Velangudi?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velangudi in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velangudi?77.3% (Census 2011)