# Velayudhampalayam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur 

# Velayudhampalayam

Velayudhampalayam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641654**. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 247 households**, the 59th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 758people (2011)
- 247households
- 73.5%literacy
- 641654PIN code

## Velayudhampalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velayudhampalayam is 641654.** Velayudhampalayam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code641654
- Gram panchayatVelayudhampalayam
- Community development blockKundadam
- Census village code644666

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velayudhampalayam from nearby towns?

- Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rudravathi (nearest town)11 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 Velayudhampalayam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Velayudhampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Velayudhampalayam known for?

The main crops are **coconut, maize and green gram**. About 15% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Velayudhampalayam

Of every 100 households in Velayudhampalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Velayudhampalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**68%

Tap water ****49%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**49%

Use banking services ****80%**

**56%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Velayudhampalayam?

■ Velayudhampalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**930

Working population ****78.8%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 63.6% for women. 79% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 432 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** 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 Dharapuram

- Edakkalpadi1,021 people
- Molarapatti979 people
- Kalipalayam934 people
- Nanjaithalaiyur826 people
- Dharapuram North613 people
- Dharapuram South136 people
- Kolinjivadi23 people

[All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velayudhampalayam?641654
- How far is Velayudhampalayam from Tiruppur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Velayudhampalayam?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velayudhampalayam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velayudhampalayam?73.5% (Census 2011)