# Velapadi Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/velapadi/ Village · Arani, Tiruvannamalai # Velapadi Velapadi is a village in Arani sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632317**. The 2011 Census counted **8,655 people in 2,082 households**, the 1st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 8,655people (2011) - 2,082households - 78.0%literacy - 632317PIN code ## Velapadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velapadi is 632317.** Velapadi falls in Arani sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632317 - Gram panchayatChitheri, Velapadi, Kalleripattu - Community development blockArani - Census village code631199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velapadi from nearby towns? - Arani (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road - Arani (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 Velapadi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Velapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Irumbedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Velapadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include clothes and incense sticks. About 25% of the 780 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Velapadi Of every 100 households in Velapadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velapadi · ■ Arani rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****24%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **81% Tap water ****94%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **63% Use banking services ****27%** **36% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****69%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****84%** **94% 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 Velapadi? ■ Velapadi · ■ Arani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **942 Working population ****48.7%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 70.1% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 251 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (11%) · **■** Household industry 621 (15%) · **■** Other work 1,976 (47%) · **■** Marginal 904 (21%) 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 Arani - Kattukanallur8,458 people - Irumbedu7,378 people - Kannamangalam7,342 people - Melnagar7,266 people [All 48 villages in Arani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velapadi?632317 - How far is Velapadi from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road - What is the population of Velapadi?8,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velapadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Arani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velapadi?78.0% (Census 2011)