Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Velur Velur is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606102. The 2011 Census counted 4,643 people in 1,002 households, the 14th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 4,643 people (2011) - 1,002 households - 56.7% literacy - 606102 PIN code ## Velur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Velur is 606102. Velur falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606102 - Gram panchayat Velur - Community development block Tirunavalur - Census village code 633612 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Velur from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 40 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Velur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Velur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kalamaruthur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tiruvennainallur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tiruvennainallur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Velur known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and black gram. About 48% of the 1,146 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Velur Of every 100 households in Velur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velur · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 93% - Toilet within the home 11% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 90% - Tap water 87% 90% - Drinking water within premises 2% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 82% - Use banking services 26% 40% - Television 95% 80% - Mobile phone 63% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 2% 9% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Velur? ■ Velur · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 903 934 - Working population 54.0% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 43.5% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,173 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 773 (31%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 466 (19%) · ■ Marginal 83 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ulundurpettai - Ma.Kunnathur 5,372 people - Athur 4,981 people - Killiyur 4,941 people - Kalamarudur 4,738 people - Sendanadu 4,571 people - Adanur 4,400 people - Saravanapakkam 4,134 people - Amoor 3,788 people All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai ## Other places named Velur - Velur · Town, Namakkal · 25,012 people - Velur · Town, Thrissur · 13,928 people - Velur · Village, Perambalur, Perambalur · 4,900 people - Velur · Village, Iluppur, Pudukkottai · 2,957 people - Velur · Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur · 2,643 people - Velur · Village, Arcot, Vellore · 1,855 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velur? 606102 - How far is Velur from Viluppuram? 40 km by road - What is the population of Velur? 4,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velur in? Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Velur? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/velur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.