# Vellaram Village, Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/vellaram/ Village · Ottapidaram, Thoothukkudi # Vellaram Vellaram is a village in Ottapidaram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 422 households**, the 34th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,460people (2011) - 422households - 75.0%literacy - 628401PIN code ## Vellaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellaram is 628401.** Vellaram falls in Ottapidaram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628401 - Gram panchayatVellaram - Community development blockOttapidaram - Census village code642404 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellaram from nearby towns? - Ottapidaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)32 km by road - Thoothukkudi (nearest town)32 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 Vellaram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Vellaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Ottapidaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Vellaram known for? The main crops are **whole green gram, black gram and bulrush**. About 67% of the 687 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Vellaram Of every 100 households in Vellaram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellaram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****22%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **80% Tap water ****64%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **71% Use banking services ****26%** **46% Television ****77%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **87% 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 Vellaram? ■ Vellaram · ■ Ottapidaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707** **960 Working population ****51.4%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 63.0% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (35%) · **■** Marginal 437 (58%) 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 Ottapidaram - Thennampatti1,568 people - Therkuveerapandiyapuram1,567 people - Vadanatham1,548 people - Ilavelangal1,475 people - Malaipatti1,427 people - Maniyachi1,410 people - Minakshipuram1,347 people - Terku Kalmedu1,320 people [All 63 villages in Ottapidaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellaram?628401 - How far is Vellaram from Thoothukkudi?32 km by road - What is the population of Vellaram?1,460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellaram in?Thoothukkudi district (Ottapidaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellaram?75.0% (Census 2011)