# Vilankuppam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/vilankuppam/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Vilankuppam Vilankuppam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606907**. The 2011 Census counted **1,960 people in 485 households**, the 81st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,960people (2011) - 485households - 71.7%literacy - 606907PIN code ## Vilankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vilankuppam is 606907.** Vilankuppam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606907 - Gram panchayatVilankuppam - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631681 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vilankuppam from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)44 km by road - Kalambur (nearest town)9 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 Vilankuppam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vilankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kelur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalambur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Vilankuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include silk. About 57% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Vilankuppam Of every 100 households in Vilankuppam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vilankuppam · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****3%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****78%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **76% Use banking services ****53%** **40% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****70%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Vilankuppam? ■ Vilankuppam · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **917 Working population ****54.4%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 403 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (18%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 133 (12%) · **■** Marginal 308 (29%) 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 - Alliyalamangalam2,009 people - Illupakunam2,002 people - Nambedu1,977 people - Alangaramangalam1,974 people - Vasur1,911 people - Irumbili1,838 people - Sengaputheri1,832 people - Edapirai1,825 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vilankuppam?606907 - How far is Vilankuppam from Tiruvannamalai?44 km by road - What is the population of Vilankuppam?1,960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vilankuppam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vilankuppam?71.7% (Census 2011)