# Vellambakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/vellambakkam/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Vellambakkam Vellambakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600403**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 81 households**, the 115th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 292people (2011) - 81households - 76.6%literacy - 600403PIN code ## Vellambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellambakkam is 600403.** Vellambakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600403 - Gram panchayatKalpakkam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellambakkam from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Minjur (nearest town)4 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 Vellambakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vellambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Minjur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Minjur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 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 Vellambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Vellambakkam Of every 100 households in Vellambakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vellambakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****0%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **62% Tap water ****0%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **49% Use banking services ****36%** **36% Television ****99%** **92% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **89% 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 Vellambakkam? ■ Vellambakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **964 Working population ****57.2%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 69.0% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (13%) · **■** Other work 78 (47%) · **■** Marginal 65 (39%) 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 Ponneri - Ilupakkam320 people - Sevittupanapakkam314 people - Madiyur313 people - Sirulapooncheri296 people - Kadamanjeri287 people - Kandigai285 people - Eripillaikuppam279 people - Kalanji260 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellambakkam?600403 - How far is Vellambakkam from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Vellambakkam?292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellambakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellambakkam?76.6% (Census 2011)