# Vellavedu Village, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/vellavedu/ Village · Poonamallee, Thiruvallur # Vellavedu Vellavedu is a village in Poonamallee sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600124**. The 2011 Census counted **1,868 people in 457 households**, the 12th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 1,868people (2011) - 457households - 84.5%literacy - 600124PIN code ## Vellavedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellavedu is 600124.** Vellavedu falls in Poonamallee sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600124 - Gram panchayatVellavedu - Community development blockPoonamallee - Census village code629138 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellavedu from nearby towns? - Poonamallee (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)18 km by road - Thirumazhisai (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 Vellavedu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vellavedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilmanambedu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Varadarajapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sembarambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 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 Vellavedu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Vellavedu Of every 100 households in Vellavedu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vellavedu · ■ Poonamallee rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****64%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **56% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **28% Use banking services ****65%** **50% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****85%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****77%** **84% 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 Vellavedu? ■ Vellavedu · ■ Poonamallee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **953 Working population ****35.7%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 78.0% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (8%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 346 (52%) · **■** Marginal 235 (35%) 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 Poonamallee - Thiruninravur3,962 people - Parivakkam3,911 people - Meppur3,493 people - Nemam3,434 people - Kilmanambedu1,845 people - Kolappancheri1,241 people - Banaveduthottam1,137 people - Padur1,048 people [All 28 villages in Poonamallee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellavedu?600124 - How far is Vellavedu from Thiruvallur?18 km by road - What is the population of Vellavedu?1,868 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellavedu in?Thiruvallur district (Poonamallee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellavedu?84.5% (Census 2011)