# Velampoondi Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/velampoondi/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Velampoondi Velampoondi is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,539 people in 851 households**, the 30th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,539people (2011) - 851households - 68.8%literacy - 639201PIN code ## Velampoondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velampoondi is 639201.** Velampoondi falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639201 - Gram panchayatVelampoondi - Community development blockMulanur - Census village code644650 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velampoondi from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)75 km by road - Kannivadi (nearest town)8 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 Velampoondi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Velampoondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 school5–10 km · Chinnadharapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinnadharapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senathypathypalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Velampoondi known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and ground nut**. About 16% of the 1,735 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Velampoondi Of every 100 households in Velampoondi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Velampoondi · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****40%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **68% Tap water ****74%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **49% Use banking services ****71%** **56% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****50%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Velampoondi? ■ Velampoondi · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118** **930 Working population ****62.3%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 57.4% for women. 70% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 481 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 725 (46%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 194 (12%) · **■** Marginal 176 (11%) 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 Dharapuram - Sankarandampalayam2,690 people - Ponnapuram2,655 people - Mambadi2,641 people - Kongur2,581 people - Puduppai2,482 people - Varappalayam2,481 people - Periyakumarapalayam2,177 people - Sirukinar2,119 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velampoondi?639201 - How far is Velampoondi from Tiruppur?75 km by road - What is the population of Velampoondi?2,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velampoondi in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velampoondi?68.8% (Census 2011)