# Vellur Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/vellur/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Vellur Vellur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606905**. The 2011 Census counted **4,192 people in 1,011 households**, the 14th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 4,192people (2011) - 1,011households - 75.4%literacy - 606905PIN code ## Vellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellur is 606905.** Vellur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606905 - Gram panchayatVellur - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631665 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellur from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)50 km by road - Kalambur (nearest town)6 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 Vellur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandavasal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kunnathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalambur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 · 10 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 Vellur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and paddy**. About 59% of the 834 hectares of village land is sown, and 424 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 Vellur Of every 100 households in Vellur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vellur · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****85%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **76% Use banking services ****49%** **40% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****66%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Vellur? ■ Vellur · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **917 Working population ****51.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 65.8% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 588 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (30%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 436 (20%) · **■** Marginal 459 (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 Polur - Veeralur4,812 people - Gangavaram4,756 people - Eriyur4,239 people - Kuppam4,194 people - Athamangalam4,062 people - Nammiyampattu3,983 people - Pushpagiri3,981 people - Othalavady3,975 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellur?606905 - How far is Vellur from Tiruvannamalai?50 km by road - What is the population of Vellur?4,192 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellur?75.4% (Census 2011)