# Velliyur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai 

# Velliyur

Velliyur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 374 households**, the 73rd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,432people (2011)
- 374households
- 71.9%literacy
- 604505PIN code

## Velliyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velliyur is 604505.** Velliyur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604505
- Gram panchayatKilvelliyur
- Community development blockThellar
- Census village code631521

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

## How far is Velliyur from nearby towns?

- Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road
- Desur (nearest town)10 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 Velliyur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Velliyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malaiyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vandavasi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ponnur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Velliyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 25% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Velliyur

Of every 100 households in Velliyur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velliyur · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****89%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**81%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****85%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Velliyur?

■ Velliyur · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**974

Working population ****46.4%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 416 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (13%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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 Vandavasi

- Nandiyambadi1,516 people
- Injimedu1,504 people
- Padiri1,460 people
- Settupattu1,432 people
- Kandavaratti1,416 people
- Amudur1,382 people
- Thakkandarayapuram1,366 people
- Erumbur1,352 people

[All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velliyur?604505
- How far is Velliyur from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road
- What is the population of Velliyur?1,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velliyur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velliyur?71.9% (Census 2011)