# Vellathukottai Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/vellathukottai/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Vellathukottai Vellathukottai is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602023**. The 2011 Census counted **2,660 people in 752 households**, the 13th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,660people (2011) - 752households - 60.6%literacy - 602023PIN code ## Vellathukottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellathukottai is 602023.** Vellathukottai falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602023 - Gram panchayatVellathukottai - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628832 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellathukottai from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)20 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)13 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 Vellathukottai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vellathukottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolunthalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thirupachur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirupachur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Vellathukottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 37% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Vellathukottai Of every 100 households in Vellathukottai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellathukottai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **73% Tap water ****75%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **64% Use banking services ****10%** **38% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****46%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Vellathukottai? ■ Vellathukottai · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **960 Working population ****51.1%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 48.7% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (29%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 174 (13%) · **■** Marginal 705 (52%) 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 - Tharatchi3,187 people - Palavakkam3,013 people - Pondavakkam2,891 people - Thimmaboopalapuram2,849 people - Perandur2,502 people - Lachivakkam2,481 people - Velagapauram2,372 people - Meyyur2,357 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellathukottai?602023 - How far is Vellathukottai from Thiruvallur?20 km by road - What is the population of Vellathukottai?2,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellathukottai in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellathukottai?60.6% (Census 2011)