# Velapakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur 

# Velapakkam

Velapakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 76 households**, the 85th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 261people (2011)
- 76households
- 71.6%literacy
- 601101PIN code

## Velapakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velapakkam is 601101.** Velapakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601101
- Gram panchayat82 Panapakkam
- Community development blockEllapuram
- Census village code628811

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velapakkam from nearby towns?

- Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Arani (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 Velapakkam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Velapakkam; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palavakkam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Velapakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Velapakkam

Of every 100 households in Velapakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Velapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**73%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**64%

Use banking services ****78%**

**38%

Television ****87%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Velapakkam?

■ Velapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**960

Working population ****54.8%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 58.2% for women. 65% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (67%) · **■** Other work 42 (29%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Korakkanthandalam342 people
- Edambedu321 people
- Kaiyadai306 people
- Nayapakkam296 people
- Thoddareddykuppam242 people
- Seeyancheri220 people
- Govindarajakuppam195 people
- Mambattu164 people

[All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velapakkam?601101
- How far is Velapakkam from Thiruvallur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Velapakkam?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velapakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velapakkam?71.6% (Census 2011)