# Vellarikkadu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/vellarikkadu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Vellarikkadu Vellarikkadu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,426 people in 318 households**, the 109th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,426people (2011) - 318households - 34.3%literacy - 606401PIN code ## Vellarikkadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellarikkadu is 606401.** Vellarikkadu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606401 - Gram panchayatVengodu - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellarikkadu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)39 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 Vellarikkadu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vellarikkadu; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vellimalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Vellarikkadu known for? The main crops are **tapioca, paddy and ragi**. About 22% of the 1,715 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Vellarikkadu Of every 100 households in Vellarikkadu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vellarikkadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **77% Use banking services ****9%** **49% Television ****88%** **76% Mobile phone ****30%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Vellarikkadu? ■ Vellarikkadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****34.3%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086** **939 Working population ****59.3%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.9% for men and 24.5% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 447 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (20%) · **■** Household industry 89 (11%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (13%) 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 - Eduthanur1,462 people - Somandarkudi1,453 people - Peral1,438 people - Endal1,432 people - Velanandal1,411 people - Arumbarambattu1,410 people - Pavandur1,397 people - Rayasamudram1,387 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellarikkadu?606401 - How far is Vellarikkadu from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Vellarikkadu?1,426 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellarikkadu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellarikkadu?34.3% (Census 2011)