# Velakulam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Velakulam

Velakulam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605756**. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 188 households**, the 146th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 993people (2011)
- 188households
- 78.5%literacy
- 605756PIN code

## Velakulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velakulam is 605756.** Velakulam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605756
- Gram panchayatKodukkapattu
- Community development blockMugaiyur
- Census village code633063

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

## How far is Velakulam from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tirukkoyilur (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 Velakulam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Velakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arakandanallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Velakulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 87% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Velakulam

Of every 100 households in Velakulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velakulam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**76%

Use banking services ****36%**

**33%

Television ****66%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Velakulam?

■ Velakulam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1254**

**933

Working population ****57.9%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 333 (58%)

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 Tirukkoyilur

- Kallandal1,082 people
- Sivanarthangal1,046 people
- Melakondur999 people
- Thandarai993 people
- Villivalam990 people
- Emapper988 people
- Kudamurutti980 people
- Veeranampattu955 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velakulam?605756
- How far is Velakulam from Viluppuram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Velakulam?993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velakulam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velakulam?78.5% (Census 2011)