# Velidupatti Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi 

# Velidupatti

Velidupatti is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628902**. The 2011 Census counted **994 people in 282 households**, the 26th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 994people (2011)
- 282households
- 80.0%literacy
- 628902PIN code

## Velidupatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velidupatti is 628902.** Velidupatti falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628902
- Gram panchayatVelidupatti
- Community development blockVilathikulam
- Census village code642278

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

## How far is Velidupatti from nearby towns?

- Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)60 km by road
- Vilathikulam (nearest town)8 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 Velidupatti?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Velidupatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Perilovanpatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagalapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 11 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 Velidupatti known for?

The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and maize**. About 69% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Velidupatti

Of every 100 households in Velidupatti in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Velidupatti · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**65%

Use banking services ****28%**

**40%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**86%

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 Velidupatti?

■ Velidupatti · ■ Ettayapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1061

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1395**

**986

Working population ****58.9%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 73.1% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 162 (28%) · **■** Marginal 194 (33%)

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 Ettayapuram

- Sinnamalaikkundru1,133 people
- Kannakkattai1,069 people
- Keelakarandai1,049 people
- Cholapuram1,047 people
- Vedapatti989 people
- Chidambarapuram954 people
- N.Pudupatti916 people
- Manjanaickenpatti903 people

[All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velidupatti?628902
- How far is Velidupatti from Thoothukkudi?60 km by road
- What is the population of Velidupatti?994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velidupatti in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velidupatti?80.0% (Census 2011)
