# Velur Village, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/velur/ Village · Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur # Velur Velur is a village in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,845 people in 411 households**, the 41st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,845people (2011) - 411households - 72.4%literacy - 612106PIN code ## Velur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velur is 612106.** Velur falls in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612106 - Gram panchayatVelur - Community development blockThiruppanandal - Census village code638417 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velur from nearby towns? - Thiruvidaimarudur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)74 km by road - Kuthalam (nearest town)8 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 Velur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Velur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandanallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruppanandal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuthalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Velur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugarcane**. About 77% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Velur Of every 100 households in Velur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Velur · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **61% Tap water ****56%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **70% Use banking services ****22%** **50% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Velur? ■ Velur · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **974 Working population ****35.1%** **39.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 406 (63%) 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 Thiruvidaimarudur - Kanjanur1,906 people - Puthur1,870 people - Thirumangaicheri1,859 people - Sooriyanarkoil1,848 people - Thittacheri1,812 people - Senganur1,784 people - Aralur1,781 people - Manikudi1,777 people [All 75 villages in Thiruvidaimarudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velur?612106 - How far is Velur from Thanjavur?74 km by road - What is the population of Velur?1,845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velur in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velur?72.4% (Census 2011)