# Velanjeri Village, Tiruttani, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/tiruttani/velanjeri/ Village · Tiruttani, Thiruvallur # Velanjeri Velanjeri is a village in Tiruttani sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,923 people in 715 households**, the 22nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,923people (2011) - 715households - 70.2%literacy - 631303PIN code ## Velanjeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velanjeri is 631303.** Velanjeri falls in Tiruttani sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631303 - Gram panchayatVelanjeri - Community development blockTiruttani - Census village code628889 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velanjeri from nearby towns? - Tiruttani (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road - Tiruttani (nearest town)3 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 Velanjeri? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Velanjeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 · Tiruttani - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tiruttani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiruttani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Velanjeri known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 712 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Velanjeri Of every 100 households in Velanjeri in 2011, 85 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Velanjeri · ■ Tiruttani rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **90% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****99%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **64% Use banking services ****38%** **37% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Velanjeri? ■ Velanjeri · ■ Tiruttani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **923 Working population ****53.0%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 60.0% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 680 (44%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 628 (41%) · **■** Marginal 82 (5%) 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 Tiruttani - Sathuranjaypuram3,061 people - S.Agraharam3,056 people - Nallattur2,986 people - Kuppam2,962 people - Sirunguni2,912 people - Karamangalam2,829 people - Nemili2,731 people - Thadur2,725 people [All 65 villages in Tiruttani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/tiruttani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velanjeri?631303 - How far is Velanjeri from Thiruvallur?40 km by road - What is the population of Velanjeri?2,923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velanjeri in?Thiruvallur district (Tiruttani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velanjeri?70.2% (Census 2011)