Geographic Location of Vellarikkadu

The village Vellarikkadu is located in Kalvarayan Hills Taluk of Kallakurichi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vengodu (p) Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kalrayan Hills Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankarapuram, which is about 39 kilometers away from Vellarikkadu.

Travel and Communication for Vellarikkadu

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

Postal Address:
Vellarikkadu,
Kallakurichi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 606401

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vellarikkadu

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

Social Structure of Vellarikkadu

As per available data from the year 2009, 1426 persons live in 318 house holds in the village Vellarikkadu. There are 713 female individuals and 713 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the total population.

There are 1420 scheduled tribes persons of which 709 are females and 711 are males. Females constitute 49.93% and males constitute 50.07% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.58% of the total population.

Population density of Vellarikkadu is 83.16 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vellarikkadu

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Total area of Vellarikkadu is 1714.82 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 371.5 ha. About 366.93 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.57 ha is irrigated area. About 0.96 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.61 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 14.11 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3.2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.15 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Vellarikkadu

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

There is a government primary school in the village Vellarikkadu.

There is a government middle school in the village Vellarikkadu.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Vellimalai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellarikkadu.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Vellimalai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellarikkadu.

Colleges in Vellarikkadu

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 Kallakurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellarikkadu.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Vellarikkadu

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Sankarapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Vellarikkadu.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Vellarikkadu

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Vellarikkadu.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Vellarikkadu.

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

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

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