# Vellur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/vellur/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Vellur Vellur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614626**. The 2011 Census counted **2,439 people in 613 households**, the 31st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,439people (2011) - 613households - 74.8%literacy - 614626PIN code ## Vellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellur is 614626.** Vellur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614626 - Gram panchayatVellur - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638917 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? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)30 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)10 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orathanadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Orathanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vellur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 70% of the 717 hectares of village land is sown, and 496 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 Vellur Of every 100 households in Vellur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****12%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **79% Tap water ****99%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **91% Use banking services ****51%** **41% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****69%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **954 Working population ****44.2%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 67.3% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 301 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 486 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 143 (13%) · **■** Marginal 147 (14%) 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 Orathanadu - Kilamangalam2,718 people - Tirumangalakottai Keelaiyur2,665 people - Paruthikottai2,571 people - Tirumangalakottai Melaiyur2,479 people - Pinnayur East2,384 people - Kovilur2,366 people - Kannugudi Addl.2,350 people - Thaligaividuthi2,342 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellur?614626 - How far is Vellur from Thanjavur?30 km by road - What is the population of Vellur?2,439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellur?74.8% (Census 2011)