# Venkuzhi Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Venkuzhi

Venkuzhi is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601102**. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 13 households**, the 76th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 45people (2011)
- 13households
- 51.3%literacy
- 601102PIN code

## Venkuzhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Venkuzhi is 601102.** Venkuzhi falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601102
- Gram panchayatNelvoy
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628613

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

## How far is Venkuzhi from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arani (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 Venkuzhi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Venkuzhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nelvoy
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Periyapalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Venkuzhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and jasmine**. About 25% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Venkuzhi

Of every 100 households in Venkuzhi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Venkuzhi · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****93%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**60%

Use banking services ****7%**

**38%

Television ****79%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Venkuzhi?

■ Venkuzhi · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**965

Working population ****37.8%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 52.4% for women. 64% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (18%) · **■** Other work 1 (6%)

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 Gummidipoondi

- Chinnapuliyur291 people
- Paleswaram250 people
- Sepedu231 people
- Kuruvattucheri187 people

[All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Venkuzhi?601102
- How far is Venkuzhi from Thiruvallur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Venkuzhi?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Venkuzhi in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Venkuzhi?51.3% (Census 2011)