# Kalmelkuppam Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/kalmelkuppam/ Village · Wallajah, Vellore # Kalmelkuppam Kalmelkuppam is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632501**. The 2011 Census counted **5,203 people in 1,115 households**, the 10th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 5,203people (2011) - 1,115households - 84.3%literacy - 632501PIN code ## Kalmelkuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalmelkuppam is 632501.** Kalmelkuppam falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632501 - Gram panchayatKalmelkuppam - Community development blockWalajapet - Census village code630496 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalmelkuppam from nearby towns? - Wallajah (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)32 km by road - Ammur (nearest town)2 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 Kalmelkuppam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kalmelkuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ammur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Walajapet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ammur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kalmelkuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include shoe rubber and incense sticks. About 17% of the 1,158 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Kalmelkuppam Of every 100 households in Kalmelkuppam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalmelkuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****23%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **75% Tap water ****90%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **50% Use banking services ****14%** **41% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****52%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****45%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kalmelkuppam? ■ Kalmelkuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **933 Working population ****50.1%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 77.9% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 756 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (17%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,317 (50%) · **■** Marginal 47 (2%) 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 - Velam6,247 people - Sikarajapuram5,541 people - Veppur5,301 people - Maniyambattu5,258 people - Rendadi4,849 people - Kadapperi4,725 people - Sengadu4,721 people - Marudalam4,702 people [All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalmelkuppam?632501 - How far is Kalmelkuppam from Vellore?32 km by road - What is the population of Kalmelkuppam?5,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalmelkuppam in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalmelkuppam?84.3% (Census 2011)