# Velakurichi Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/velakurichi/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Velakurichi Velakurichi is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,319 people in 548 households**, the 60th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,319people (2011) - 548households - 71.5%literacy - 606203PIN code ## Velakurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velakurichi is 606203.** Velakurichi falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606203 - Gram panchayatVelakurichi - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velakurichi from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)58 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)10 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 Velakurichi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Velakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Nagalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Velakurichi known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Velakurichi Of every 100 households in Velakurichi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velakurichi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****96%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **73% Use banking services ****99%** **50% Television ****97%** **84% Mobile phone ****83%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Velakurichi? ■ Velakurichi · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **918 Working population ****54.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.0% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 888 (70%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 182 (14%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Kallakkurichi - Kudiyanallur2,422 people - Thimmalai2,367 people - Poondi2,360 people - Madur2,336 people - Sellampattu2,299 people - Kadathur2,289 people - Thensiruvalur2,278 people - Eliyathur2,274 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velakurichi?606203 - How far is Velakurichi from Viluppuram?58 km by road - What is the population of Velakurichi?2,319 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velakurichi in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velakurichi?71.5% (Census 2011)