# Velampalayam Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/velampalayam/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Velampalayam Velampalayam is a village in Kangeyam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638105**. The 2011 Census counted **3,943 people in 1,206 households**, the 10th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 3,943people (2011) - 1,206households - 72.3%literacy - 638105PIN code ## Velampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velampalayam is 638105.** Velampalayam falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638105 - Gram panchayatVelampalayam - Community development blockVellakoil - Census village code644608 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? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)49 km by road - Muthur (nearest town)1 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Velampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muthur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valliarachal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senapathipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 **sugarcane, paddy and coconut**. Products made here include power loom cloth, basket and rice. About 67% of the 970 hectares of village land is sown, and 650 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, 93 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Velampalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****38%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **69% Tap water ****53%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **41% Use banking services ****57%** **47% Television ****84%** **87% Mobile phone ****62%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****82%** **87% 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 · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **925 Working population ****58.7%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 62.7% for women. 68% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 546 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 971 (42%) · **■** Household industry 92 (4%) · **■** Other work 651 (28%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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 Kangeyam - Mettupalayam4,854 people - Lakkumanaickenpatti4,177 people - Uthamapalayam4,165 people - Pappini3,990 people - Valliarachal3,883 people - Peranjervali3,876 people - Keetapalayam3,579 people - Kadaiyur3,520 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velampalayam?638105 - How far is Velampalayam from Tiruppur?49 km by road - What is the population of Velampalayam?3,943 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velampalayam in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velampalayam?72.3% (Census 2011)