# Velur Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/velur/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Velur Velur is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614715**. The 2011 Census counted **2,643 people in 693 households**, the 26th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 2,643people (2011) - 693households - 81.7%literacy - 614715PIN code ## Velur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velur is 614715.** Velur falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614715 - Gram panchayatVelur - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638345 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velur from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)30 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)2 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 Velur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Velur; 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 - ●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 · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirukkuvalai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 19 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 Velur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. Products made here include milk and bricks. About 86% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 411 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 Velur Of every 100 households in Velur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****35%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **70% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **80% Use banking services ****22%** **35% Television ****96%** **82% Mobile phone ****53%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Velur? ■ Velur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **996 Working population ****37.9%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 73.6% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (14%) · **■** Marginal 826 (82%) 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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Uppur2,793 people - Kokkalady2,718 people - Kunnalur2,718 people - Mettupalayamm2,690 people - Segal2,501 people - Katchanam2,403 people - Manali2,403 people - Nunakkadu2,268 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velur?614715 - How far is Velur from Thiruvarur?30 km by road - What is the population of Velur?2,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velur in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velur?81.7% (Census 2011)