# Vellamputhur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/vellamputhur/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Vellamputhur Vellamputhur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605752**. The 2011 Census counted **1,678 people in 369 households**, the 105th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,678people (2011) - 369households - 58.6%literacy - 605752PIN code ## Vellamputhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellamputhur is 605752.** Vellamputhur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605752 - Gram panchayatVellamputhur - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633087 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellamputhur from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (nearest town)5 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 Vellamputhur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vellamputhur; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arakandanallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 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 Vellamputhur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 71% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Vellamputhur Of every 100 households in Vellamputhur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellamputhur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **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 ****1%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **76% Use banking services ****3%** **33% Television ****96%** **84% Mobile phone ****31%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Vellamputhur? ■ Vellamputhur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****664** **933 Working population ****64.8%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 410 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 401 (37%) 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 - Panapadi1,749 people - Kolaparai1,731 people - Keelakondur1,715 people - Nayanur1,678 people - Pulikkal1,644 people - T. Kunnathur1,629 people - Adukkam1,602 people - Mudianur1,578 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellamputhur?605752 - How far is Vellamputhur from Viluppuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Vellamputhur?1,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellamputhur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellamputhur?58.6% (Census 2011)