# Vellatur Village, Mella Cheruvu, Nalgonda (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/mella-cheruvu/vellatur/ Village · Mella Cheruvu, Nalgonda # Vellatur Vellatur is a village in Mella Cheruvu sub-district of Nalgonda district, Telangana, PIN code **508246**. The 2011 Census counted **2,574 people in 718 households**, the 10th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 2,574people (2011) - 718households - 49.7%literacy - 508246PIN code ## Vellatur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellatur is 508246.** Vellatur falls in Mella Cheruvu sub-district, Nalgonda district, Telangana. - PIN code508246 - Gram panchayatVellatur - Community development blockMella Cheruvu - Census village code577603 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellatur from nearby towns? - Mella Cheruvu (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nalgonda (district HQ)108 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)34 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 Vellatur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vellatur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Huzurnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Huzurnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaggaiahpet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Vellatur known for? The main crops are **cotton, chillies and red gram**. About 4% of the 2,786 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Vellatur Of every 100 households in Vellatur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vellatur · ■ Mella Cheruvu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **68% Tap water ****82%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **70% Use banking services ****84%** **46% Television ****71%** **57% Mobile phone ****54%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **22% Own their home ****95%** **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 Vellatur? ■ Vellatur · ■ Mella Cheruvu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **938 Working population ****62.8%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.8% for men and 42.0% for women. 60% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,060 (66%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (5%) · **■** Marginal 181 (11%) 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 Mella Cheruvu - Kandibanda5,225 people - Thammaram3,497 people - Yepalamadharam2,646 people - Gudimalkapuram2,598 people - Adlur2,530 people - Vajinepalle1,621 people - Nemalipuri1,476 people - Reballe880 people [All 14 villages in Mella Cheruvu](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/mella-cheruvu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellatur?508246 - How far is Vellatur from Nalgonda?108 km by road - What is the population of Vellatur?2,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellatur in?Nalgonda district (Mella Cheruvu sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Vellatur?49.7% (Census 2011)