# Vellalankulam Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/vellalankulam/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Vellalankulam Vellalankulam is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627857**. The 2011 Census counted **3,561 people in 936 households**, the 31st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 3,561people (2011) - 936households - 79.0%literacy - 627857PIN code ## Vellalankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellalankulam is 627857.** Vellalankulam falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627857 - Gram panchayatVellalankulam - Community development blockMelaneelithanallur - Census village code642712 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellalankulam from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Sankarankoil (nearest town)20 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 Vellalankulam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Vellalankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Surandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarankoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Vellalankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and black gram**. About 24% of the 1,360 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Vellalankulam Of every 100 households in Vellalankulam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellalankulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **80% Tap water ****96%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **73% Use banking services ****30%** **46% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Vellalankulam? ■ Vellalankulam · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **968 Working population ****58.5%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 68.4% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 335 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 679 (33%) · **■** Household industry 553 (27%) · **■** Other work 475 (23%) · **■** Marginal 40 (2%) 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 - Sevalkulam3,837 people - Mela Ilandaikulam3,824 people - Echchanda3,744 people - Pattadaikatti3,707 people - Kuruvikulam3,431 people - Alagapuri3,405 people - A.Karisalkulam3,394 people - Paruvakkudi3,161 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellalankulam?627857 - How far is Vellalankulam from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Vellalankulam?3,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellalankulam in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellalankulam?79.0% (Census 2011)