# Vellimalai Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/vellimalai/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Vellimalai Vellimalai is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,054 people in 236 households**, the 134th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,054people (2011) - 236households - 44.9%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Vellimalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellimalai is 606207.** Vellimalai falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatVellimalai - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633339 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellimalai from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)30 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 Vellimalai? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Vellimalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Vellimalai known for? The main crops are **paddy and tapioca**. About 25% of the 1,081 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Vellimalai Of every 100 households in Vellimalai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vellimalai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****51%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **77% Use banking services ****68%** **49% Television ****40%** **76% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Vellimalai? ■ Vellimalai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1295** **939 Working population ****58.1%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.2% for men and 37.4% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 481 (79%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 34 (6%) 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 - Mavadipattu1,134 people - Alannur1,128 people - Maniyandal1,118 people - Arampundi1,056 people - Melpacheri1,038 people - Ponbarapattu1,032 people - Naranampattu1,030 people - Innadu983 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellimalai?606207 - How far is Vellimalai from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Vellimalai?1,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellimalai in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellimalai?44.9% (Census 2011)