# Vellacheri Village, Ambattur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/vellacheri/ Village · Ambattur, Thiruvallur # Vellacheri Vellacheri is a village in Ambattur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600055**. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 121 households**, the 12th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%. - 399people (2011) - 121households - 81.2%literacy - 600055PIN code ## Vellacheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellacheri is 600055.** Vellacheri falls in Ambattur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600055 - Gram panchayatVellacheri - Community development blockVillivakkam - Census village code629166 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellacheri from nearby towns? - Ambattur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)34 km by road - Avadi (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 Vellacheri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Vellacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Melpakkam - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Avadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Morai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Vellacheri known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and chilli**. About 51% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Vellacheri Of every 100 households in Vellacheri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vellacheri · ■ Ambattur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****18%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **58% Tap water ****97%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **28% Use banking services ****18%** **32% Television ****83%** **87% Mobile phone ****86%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****41%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****87%** **86% 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 Vellacheri? ■ Vellacheri · ■ Ambattur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **81.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **950 Working population ****68.4%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 76.4% for women. 74% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (23%) · **■** Marginal 197 (72%) 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 Ambattur - Pandeswaram2,310 people - Arakkambakkam1,402 people - Kadavur800 people - Melpakkam518 people [All 12 villages in Ambattur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellacheri?600055 - How far is Vellacheri from Thiruvallur?34 km by road - What is the population of Vellacheri?399 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellacheri in?Thiruvallur district (Ambattur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellacheri?81.2% (Census 2011)