Village · Kariapatti, Virudhunagar # Vellakulam Vellakulam is a village in Kariapatti sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 626106. The 2011 Census counted 142 people in 37 households, the 69th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 142 people (2011) - 37 households - 67.5% literacy - 626106 PIN code ## Vellakulam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vellakulam is 626106. Vellakulam falls in Kariapatti sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 626106 - Gram panchayat Mudukkangulam - Community development block Kariapatti - Census village code 641419 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vellakulam from nearby towns? - Kariapatti (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ) 30 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vellakulam? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Vellakulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sirukulam - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kariapatti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kalkurichi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vellakulam known for? The main crops are paddy. About 31% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vellakulam Of every 100 households in Vellakulam in 2011, 57 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellakulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average - Electricity for lighting 57% 88% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 100% 82% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77% - Use banking services 14% 33% - Television 82% 86% - Mobile phone 50% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 11% 8% - Own their home 100% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vellakulam? ■ Vellakulam · ■ Kariapatti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 73.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1448 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2167 970 - Working population 62.0% 53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 64.8% for women. 67% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 9 (10%) · ■ Marginal 79 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kariapatti - Periaalangulam 192 people - Keelidayankulam 176 people - Melakanjirangulam 175 people - Vadakarai 151 people - Karungulam Nedungulam 123 people - Sirukulam 109 people - Kurianjakkulam 94 people - Kovilankulam 67 people All 101 villages in Kariapatti ## Other places named Vellakulam - Vellakulam · Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai · 4,867 people - Vellakulam · Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli · 3,946 people - Vellakulam · Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai · 1,259 people - Vellakulam · Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai · 830 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellakulam? 626106 - How far is Vellakulam from Virudhunagar? 30 km by road - What is the population of Vellakulam? 142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellakulam in? Virudhunagar district (Kariapatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vellakulam? 67.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/kariapatti/vellakulam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.