# Vellathur Village, Pallipattu, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/vellathur/ Village · Pallipattu, Thiruvallur # Vellathur Vellathur is a village in Pallipattu sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631303**. The 2011 Census counted **6,827 people in 1,626 households**, the 5th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 6,827people (2011) - 1,626households - 71.4%literacy - 631303PIN code ## Vellathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellathur is 631303.** Vellathur falls in Pallipattu sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631303 - Gram panchayatAmmaneri, Adivarahapuram, Vellathur - Community development blockR.K.Pet - Census village code628963 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellathur from nearby towns? - Pallipattu (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road - Sholingur (nearest town)5 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 Vellathur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Vellathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Valakanampudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalpattu - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Valakanampudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Vellathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bulrush millet**. About 41% of the 1,042 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Vellathur Of every 100 households in Vellathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellathur · ■ Pallipattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****9%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **83% Tap water ****96%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **71% Use banking services ****47%** **54% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Vellathur? ■ Vellathur · ■ Pallipattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **906 Working population ****53.0%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 62.3% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 375 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,134 (31%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 865 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,196 (33%) 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 Pallipattu - Kolathur11,019 people - Valakanampudi9,628 people - Kadananagaram7,885 people - Rajanagaram7,553 people - Karimbedu5,638 people - Veeranathur5,531 people - Perumanallur5,313 people - Aswaravanthapuram5,253 people [All 39 villages in Pallipattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellathur?631303 - How far is Vellathur from Thiruvallur?60 km by road - What is the population of Vellathur?6,827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellathur in?Thiruvallur district (Pallipattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellathur?71.4% (Census 2011)