# Alankuppam Village, Ambur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Ambur, Vellore 

# Alankuppam

Alankuppam is a village in Ambur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635814**. The 2011 Census counted **2,593 people in 615 households**, the 24th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 2,593people (2011)
- 615households
- 81.6%literacy
- 635814PIN code

## Alankuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alankuppam is 635814.** Alankuppam falls in Ambur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635814
- Gram panchayatAlankuppam
- Community development blockMadhanur
- Census village code631029

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

## How far is Alankuppam from nearby towns?

- Ambur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)55 km by road
- Ambur (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 Alankuppam?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Alankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial 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 · Ambur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Alankuppam known for?

The main crops are **coconut and cotton**. About 42% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Alankuppam

Of every 100 households in Alankuppam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alankuppam · ■ Ambur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**70%

Tap water ****94%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**66%

Use banking services ****60%**

**33%

Television ****89%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**26%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Alankuppam?

■ Alankuppam · ■ Ambur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**955

Working population ****44.1%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (4%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 913 (80%) · **■** Marginal 126 (11%)

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 Ambur

- Madanur3,428 people
- Asanampattu3,370 people
- Periavarikam2,864 people
- Kumaramangalam2,831 people
- Vadacheri2,550 people
- Gollamangalam2,515 people
- Chengilikuppam2,448 people
- Somalapuram2,377 people

[All 94 villages in Ambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alankuppam?635814
- How far is Alankuppam from Vellore?55 km by road
- What is the population of Alankuppam?2,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alankuppam in?Vellore district (Ambur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alankuppam?81.6% (Census 2011)