# Velithangipuram Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/velithangipuram/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Velithangipuram Velithangipuram is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632502**. The 2011 Census counted **2,025 people in 482 households**, the 76th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,025people (2011) - 482households - 65.7%literacy - 632502PIN code ## Velithangipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velithangipuram is 632502.** Velithangipuram falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632502 - Gram panchayatVelithangipuram - Community development blockNemili - Census village code630623 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velithangipuram from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Kaveripakkam (nearest town)15 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 Velithangipuram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Velithangipuram; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Banavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaveripakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Velithangipuram known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 43% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Velithangipuram Of every 100 households in Velithangipuram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velithangipuram · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **83% Tap water ****98%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **64% Use banking services ****10%** **32% Television ****78%** **90% Mobile phone ****50%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Velithangipuram? ■ Velithangipuram · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **961 Working population ****50.4%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 56.4% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 424 (42%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Other work 187 (18%) · **■** Marginal 128 (13%) 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 Arakonam - Ayal2,096 people - Pudur2,070 people - Velianallur2,059 people - Nelvoy2,032 people - Pudukesavaram1,973 people - Kilandurai1,937 people - Elathur1,898 people - Kilvanam1,864 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velithangipuram?632502 - How far is Velithangipuram from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Velithangipuram?2,025 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velithangipuram in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velithangipuram?65.7% (Census 2011)