Geographic Location of Vellakulam

The village Vellakulam is located in Tiruvengadam Taluk of Tenkasi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vellakulam, Umayathalaivanpatt Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kuruvikulam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Thiruvenkadam, which is about 2 kilometers away from Vellakulam.

Travel and Communication for Vellakulam

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vellakulam,
Tenkasi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627719

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vellakulam

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A brief summary of available data for Vellakulam is given below:

Social Structure of Vellakulam

As per available data from the year 2009, 3946 persons live in 1152 house holds in the village Vellakulam. There are 2043 female individuals and 1903 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.77% and males constitute 48.23% of the total population.

There are 553 scheduled castes persons of which 284 are females and 269 are males. Females constitute 51.36% and males constitute 48.64% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.01% of the total population.

Population density of Vellakulam is 258.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vellakulam

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Total area of Vellakulam is 1524.27 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 635.45 ha. About 480.96 ha is un-irrigated area. About 154.49 ha is irrigated area. About 154.49 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 179.05 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 29 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 50.33 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 187 ha is culturable waste land. About 441.19 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.25 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Vellakulam

There are 4 government pre-primary schools in the village Vellakulam.

There are 4 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Vellakulam.

There are 3 government middle schools. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Vellakulam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tiruvenkadam, which is less than 5 kms away from Vellakulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tiruvenkadam, which is less than 5 kms away from Vellakulam.

Colleges in Vellakulam

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Kalappakulam, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Appanayakkanpatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Kovilpatti, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Appanayakkanpatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Vellakulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Vellakulam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Tiruvenkadam, which is less than 5 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Vellakulam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Kayathar, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Vellakulam

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Vellakulam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Vellakulam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Vellakulam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Vellakulam.

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