# Govindacherikuppam Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/govindacherikuppam/ Village · Wallajah, Vellore # Govindacherikuppam Govindacherikuppam is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632502**. The 2011 Census counted **2,839 people in 665 households**, the 33rd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 2,839people (2011) - 665households - 76.0%literacy - 632502PIN code ## Govindacherikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Govindacherikuppam is 632502.** Govindacherikuppam falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632502 - Gram panchayatGovindacherikuppam - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Govindacherikuppam from nearby towns? - Wallajah (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)52 km by road - Wallajah (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 Govindacherikuppam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Govindacherikuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn 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 - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Govindacherikuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 23% of the 635 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 Govindacherikuppam Of every 100 households in Govindacherikuppam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Govindacherikuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****6%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **75% Tap water ****72%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **50% Use banking services ****47%** **41% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Govindacherikuppam? ■ Govindacherikuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **933 Working population ****50.4%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 66.4% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 848 (59%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 354 (25%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 - Chennesamudram3,201 people - Melakuppam3,049 people - Kondakuppam2,915 people - Manthangal2,905 people - Thagarakuppam2,810 people - Sumaithangi2,708 people - Poondi2,671 people - Sengalnatham2,535 people [All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Govindacherikuppam?632502 - How far is Govindacherikuppam from Vellore?52 km by road - What is the population of Govindacherikuppam?2,839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govindacherikuppam in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Govindacherikuppam?76.0% (Census 2011)