Geographic Location of Vekkampalayam

The village Vekkampalayam is located in Pollachi Taluk of Coimbatore District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vakkampalayam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pollachi South Community Development Block. The nearest town is Samathur, which is about 5 kilometers away from Vekkampalayam.

Travel and Communication for Vekkampalayam

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vekkampalayam,
Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 642004

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vekkampalayam

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

Social Structure of Vekkampalayam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1938 persons live in 574 house holds in the village Vekkampalayam. There are 984 female individuals and 954 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.77% and males constitute 49.23% of the total population.

There are 218 scheduled castes persons of which 110 are females and 108 are males. Females constitute 50.46% and males constitute 49.54% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 11.25% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled tribes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.05% of the total population.

Population density of Vekkampalayam is 500.97 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vekkampalayam

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Total area of Vekkampalayam is 386.85 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 301.69 ha. About 77.99 ha is un-irrigated area. About 223.7 ha is irrigated area. About 131.66 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 92.04 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 53.83 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.94 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 18.53 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.78 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.08 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Vekkampalayam

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Vekkampalayam.

There is a government primary school in the village Vekkampalayam.

There is a government middle school in the village Vekkampalayam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Samathur, which is 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Pollachi, which is 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

Colleges in Vekkampalayam

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 Pollachi, which is 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Vekkampalayam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Pollachi, which is 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Pollachi, which is 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Vekkampalayam

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Vekkampalayam.

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

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

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