# Govindacheri Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Wallajah, Vellore 

# Govindacheri

Govindacheri is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632568**. The 2011 Census counted **593 people in 137 households**, the 68th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 593people (2011)
- 137households
- 85.1%literacy
- 632568PIN code

## Govindacheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Govindacheri is 632568.** Govindacheri falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632568
- Gram panchayatGovindacheri
- Community development blockSholingur
- Census village code630504

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

## How far is Govindacheri from nearby towns?

- Wallajah (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)52 km by road
- Wallajah (nearest town)14 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 Govindacheri?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Govindacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Walajapet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ammur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Govindacheri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 32% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Govindacheri

Of every 100 households in Govindacheri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Govindacheri · ■ Wallajah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**75%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**50%

Use banking services ****27%**

**41%

Television ****96%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Govindacheri?

■ Govindacheri · ■ Wallajah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226**

**933

Working population ****29.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 78.1% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (56%) · **■** Other work 66 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Wallajah

- Chithathoor803 people
- Katteri773 people
- Kalpattu702 people
- Kallalan Kuppam688 people
- Ponnappanthangal545 people

[All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Govindacheri?632568
- How far is Govindacheri from Vellore?52 km by road
- What is the population of Govindacheri?593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govindacheri in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Govindacheri?85.1% (Census 2011)