# Velagapauram Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/velagapauram/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Velagapauram Velagapauram is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602028**. The 2011 Census counted **2,372 people in 631 households**, the 16th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,372people (2011) - 631households - 63.7%literacy - 602028PIN code ## Velagapauram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velagapauram is 602028.** Velagapauram falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602028 - Gram panchayatVelagapuram, Mamandur - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velagapauram from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)26 km by road - Uthukkottai (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 Velagapauram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Velagapauram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthukkottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Velagapauram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 32% of the 958 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Velagapauram Of every 100 households in Velagapauram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velagapauram · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **73% Tap water ****97%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **64% Use banking services ****22%** **38% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****71%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Velagapauram? ■ Velagapauram · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **960 Working population ****53.4%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 54.1% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (36%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 245 (19%) · **■** Marginal 409 (32%) 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 Uthukkottai - Thimmaboopalapuram2,849 people - Vellathukottai2,660 people - Perandur2,502 people - Lachivakkam2,481 people - Meyyur2,357 people - Ammambakkam2,349 people - Boochiathipattu2,161 people - Goonipalayam2,131 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velagapauram?602028 - How far is Velagapauram from Thiruvallur?26 km by road - What is the population of Velagapauram?2,372 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velagapauram in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velagapauram?63.7% (Census 2011)