# Valvankundram Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Katpadi, Vellore 

# Valvankundram

Valvankundram is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632101**. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 154 households**, the 82nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 654people (2011)
- 154households
- 87.5%literacy
- 632101PIN code

## Valvankundram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valvankundram is 632101.** Valvankundram falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632101
- Gram panchayatVelampattu
- Community development blockK.V. Kuppam
- Census village code630443

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

## How far is Valvankundram from nearby towns?

- Katpadi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)22 km by road
- Katpadi (nearest town)12 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 Valvankundram?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Valvankundram; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pillanthipattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katpadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Valvankundram known for?

The main crops are **coconut, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery and beedi. About 29% of the 116 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 Valvankundram

Of every 100 households in Valvankundram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Valvankundram · ■ Katpadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**72%

Tap water ****96%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**61%

Use banking services ****60%**

**38%

Television ****96%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Valvankundram?

■ Valvankundram · ■ Katpadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**967

Working population ****55.5%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 80.4% for women. 68% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (7%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 216 (60%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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 Katpadi

- Perumalkuppam905 people
- Melvilachur855 people
- Olaiyathur770 people
- Sripadanallore663 people
- Melmankuppam585 people
- Unnamalaisamudram579 people
- Thuthithangal471 people
- Melur436 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valvankundram?632101
- How far is Valvankundram from Vellore?22 km by road
- What is the population of Valvankundram?654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valvankundram in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Valvankundram?87.5% (Census 2011)