# Velam Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Wallajah, Vellore 

# Velam

Velam is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632501**. The 2011 Census counted **6,247 people in 1,458 households**, the 6th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 6,247people (2011)
- 1,458households
- 78.6%literacy
- 632501PIN code

## Velam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velam is 632501.** Velam falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632501
- Gram panchayatVelam
- Community development blockSholingur
- Census village code630497

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

## How far is Velam from nearby towns?

- Wallajah (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)36 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 Velam?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Velam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 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 market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Velam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include inscense sticks. About 43% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Velam

Of every 100 households in Velam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velam · ■ Wallajah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**75%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**50%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****76%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**33%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Velam?

■ Velam · ■ Wallajah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**933

Working population ****45.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 772 (27%) · **■** Household industry 53 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,641 (58%) · **■** Marginal 99 (4%)

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

- Anandhalai8,365 people
- Kilminnal8,004 people
- Kodakkal7,948 people
- Mukundarayapuram7,070 people
- Sikarajapuram5,541 people
- Veppur5,301 people
- Maniyambattu5,258 people
- Kalmelkuppam5,203 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velam?632501
- How far is Velam from Vellore?36 km by road
- What is the population of Velam?6,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velam in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velam?78.6% (Census 2011)