# Velayudhapuram Village, Aruppukkottai – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar 

# Velayudhapuram

Velayudhapuram is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,553 people in 427 households**, the 27th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 1,553people (2011)
- 427households
- 82.3%literacy
- 626113PIN code

## Velayudhapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velayudhapuram is 626113.** Velayudhapuram falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626113
- Gram panchayatVelayudhapuram
- Community development blockAruppukottai
- Census village code641679

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

## How far is Velayudhapuram from nearby towns?

- Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Aruppukkottai (nearest town)15 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 Velayudhapuram?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Velayudhapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Velayudhapuram known for?

The main crops are **black gram, corn and bajra**. About 69% of the 1,698 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Velayudhapuram

Of every 100 households in Velayudhapuram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Velayudhapuram · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**74%

Tap water ****54%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**65%

Use banking services ****70%**

**47%

Television ****90%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****91%**

**84%

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 Velayudhapuram?

■ Velayudhapuram · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**949

Working population ****63.5%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 74.0% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (21%) · **■** Other work 79 (8%) · **■** Marginal 624 (63%)

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 Aruppukkottai

- Savaspuram1,800 people
- Purasaloor1,663 people
- Kattangudi1,608 people
- Muthuramalingapuram1,591 people
- Thiruvirunthalpuram1,450 people
- Paralachi1,432 people
- Melaiyur1,420 people
- Kanakai1,417 people

[All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velayudhapuram?626113
- How far is Velayudhapuram from Virudhunagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Velayudhapuram?1,553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velayudhapuram in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Velayudhapuram?82.3% (Census 2011)
