# Vellamadam Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/vellamadam/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Vellamadam Vellamadam is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628617**. The 2011 Census counted **3,511 people in 952 households**, the 15th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 3,511people (2011) - 952households - 89.0%literacy - 628617PIN code ## Vellamadam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellamadam is 628617.** Vellamadam falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628617 - Gram panchayatVellamadam - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellamadam from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)45 km by road - Nazerath (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 Vellamadam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Vellamadam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Nazerath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Vellamadam known for? About 17% of the 1,535 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Vellamadam Of every 100 households in Vellamadam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vellamadam · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****33%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **46% Tap water ****84%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **66% Use banking services ****48%** **56% Television ****76%** **85% Mobile phone ****57%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **84% 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 Vellamadam? ■ Vellamadam · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **957 Working population ****39.5%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 85.4% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (22%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 419 (30%) · **■** Marginal 515 (37%) 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 Tiruchendur - Nalumavadi4,828 people - Chettiyapathu4,479 people - Angamangalam4,086 people - Veerapandianpattinam3,571 people - Mukkuperi3,505 people - Suganthalai3,437 people - Katchanavilai2,946 people - Sethukkuvaithan2,924 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellamadam?628617 - How far is Vellamadam from Thoothukkudi?45 km by road - What is the population of Vellamadam?3,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellamadam in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellamadam?89.0% (Census 2011)