# Velampalayam Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/velampalayam/ Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur # Velampalayam Velampalayam is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,506 people in 480 households**, the 49th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 1,506people (2011) - 480households - 65.3%literacy - 638103PIN code ## Velampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velampalayam is 638103.** Velampalayam falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638103 - Gram panchayatVelampalayam - Community development blockUthukuli - Census village code644706 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velampalayam from nearby towns? - Avanashi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)26 km by road - Kunnathur (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 Velampalayam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Velampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunnathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Perundurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kunnathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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)10 h summer · 8 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 Velampalayam known for? The main crops are **banana, coconut and turmeric**. About 67% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Velampalayam Of every 100 households in Velampalayam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Velampalayam · ■ Avanashi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **89% Toilet within the home ****29%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **68% Tap water ****75%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **42% Use banking services ****55%** **46% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Velampalayam? ■ Velampalayam · ■ Avanashi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **964 Working population ****57.2%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 69% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (19%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 554 (64%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Avanashi - Karumapalayam1,735 people - Kammalakuttai1,699 people - Thenmugam Kangayapalayam1,644 people - Kavandampalayam1,610 people - Attavanai Pallagoundanpalayam1,463 people - Muthampalayam1,463 people - Punjaithamaraikulam1,439 people - Vattalapathy1,436 people [All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velampalayam?638103 - How far is Velampalayam from Tiruppur?26 km by road - What is the population of Velampalayam?1,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velampalayam in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velampalayam?65.3% (Census 2011)