# Balekuppam Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Katpadi, Vellore 

# Balekuppam

Balekuppam is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632514**. The 2011 Census counted **1,978 people in 423 households**, the 54th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,978people (2011)
- 423households
- 76.7%literacy
- 632514PIN code

## Balekuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balekuppam is 632514.** Balekuppam falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632514
- Gram panchayatBalakuppamgollavaripalli, Arularangaiapalli
- Community development blockSholingur
- Census village code630370

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

## How far is Balekuppam from nearby towns?

- Katpadi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Thiruvalam (nearest town)24 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 Balekuppam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balekuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ponnai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Keeraisathu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Balekuppam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, sugarcane and paddy**. About 61% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Balekuppam

Of every 100 households in Balekuppam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balekuppam · ■ Katpadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**72%

Tap water ****62%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**61%

Use banking services ****27%**

**38%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**29%

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

**1%

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

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balekuppam?

■ Balekuppam · ■ Katpadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1177**

**967

Working population ****46.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 69.1% for women. 60% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (34%) · **■** Household industry 37 (4%) · **■** Other work 181 (20%) · **■** Marginal 191 (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 Katpadi

- Eranthangal2,137 people
- Pillanthipattu2,111 people
- Puthur2,078 people
- Alanganeri2,038 people
- Kilur1,911 people
- Veppalai1,826 people
- Mudinampattu1,823 people
- Thondanthulasi1,820 people

[All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balekuppam?632514
- How far is Balekuppam from Vellore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balekuppam?1,978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balekuppam in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Balekuppam?76.7% (Census 2011)