# Vellakulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/vellakulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Vellakulam Vellakulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627719**. The 2011 Census counted **3,946 people in 1,152 households**, the 25th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 3,946people (2011) - 1,152households - 76.9%literacy - 627719PIN code ## Vellakulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellakulam is 627719.** Vellakulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627719 - Gram panchayatVellakulam, Umayathalaivanpatt - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642650 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellakulam from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)81 km by road - Thiruvenkadam (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 Vellakulam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vellakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tiruvenkadam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalappakulam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tiruvenkadam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vellakulam known for? The main crops are **corn, green gram and paddy**. About 42% of the 1,524 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Vellakulam Of every 100 households in Vellakulam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellakulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****28%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **73% Use banking services ****65%** **46% Television ****96%** **84% Mobile phone ****64%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Vellakulam? ■ Vellakulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **968 Working population ****58.2%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 69.1% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 205 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,414 (62%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Other work 531 (23%) · **■** Marginal 96 (4%) 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 Sankarankoil - Devarkulam A.4,940 people - Perumpathur4,810 people - Vayali4,754 people - Kurukkalpatti4,560 people - Vadakkupudur3,882 people - Sevalkulam3,837 people - Mela Ilandaikulam3,824 people - Echchanda3,744 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellakulam?627719 - How far is Vellakulam from Tirunelveli?81 km by road - What is the population of Vellakulam?3,946 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellakulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellakulam?76.9% (Census 2011)