Country India District Tiruppur PIN 638111 Elevation 231 m Local time Sunday 5:32 AM | State Tamil Nadu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 04257 Population 40,359 (2011) Area code 04257 | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 77% Humidity Neighborhoods KPC Nagar, Soriyankinattupalaiyam, Kongu Nagar, Puthukkadu, LKC Nagar | ||
Vellakovil is a municipal town in Kangeyam taluk of Tirupur District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on National Highway 67 between Trichy and Coimbatore. The town is spread in an area of 64.75 km2. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,359.
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Map of Vellakoil, Tamil Nadu 638111
Geography
Vellakovil is located at 10.93°N 77.72°E / 10.93; 77.72. It has an average elevation of 231 m (758 ft).
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Vellakoil had a population of 40,359 with a sex-ratio of 1,002 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 3,438 were under the age of six, constituting 1,787 males and 1,651 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 16.28% and .05% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 74.37%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 12157 households. There were a total of 22,053 workers, comprising 577 cultivators, 1,776 main agricultural labourers, 1,077 in house hold industries, 17,098 other workers, 1,525 marginal workers, 30 marginal cultivators, 164 marginal agricultural labourers, 83 marginal workers in household industries and 1,248 other marginal workers.
As per the religious census of 2011, Vellakoil had 96.64% Hindus, 0.92% Muslims, 2.02% Christians, 0.03% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists and 0.38% following other religions.