# Velaiyambattu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Velaiyambattu

Velaiyambattu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 341 households**, the 119th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,283people (2011)
- 341households
- 73.3%literacy
- 606208PIN code

## Velaiyambattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velaiyambattu is 606208.** Velaiyambattu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606208
- Gram panchayatValayambattu
- Community development blockSankarapuram
- Census village code633348

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

## How far is Velaiyambattu from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sankarapuram (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 Velaiyambattu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Velaiyambattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Viriyur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Velaiyambattu known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane and paddy**. About 68% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Velaiyambattu

Of every 100 households in Velaiyambattu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Velaiyambattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****95%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**77%

Use banking services ****96%**

**49%

Television ****92%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Velaiyambattu?

■ Velaiyambattu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**939

Working population ****61.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (28%) · **■** Household industry 38 (5%) · **■** Other work 108 (14%) · **■** Marginal 137 (17%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Sivapuram1,352 people
- Thoradipattu1,326 people
- Varam1,322 people
- Erudayampattu1,304 people
- Keelapattu1,274 people
- Ulagudaiyambattu1,218 people
- Varagur1,216 people
- Vezhappadi1,201 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velaiyambattu?606208
- How far is Velaiyambattu from Viluppuram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Velaiyambattu?1,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velaiyambattu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velaiyambattu?73.3% (Census 2011)