Vellakoil
Encyclopedia
Vellakoil is a municipal town
in the former Erode district
and now in Tirupur
District, in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
. It mid way between two major cities Tiruchirapalli
and Coimbatore
. It is located equidistant to business cities Erode and Tirupur.
, Vellakoil had a population of 34,509. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Vellakoil had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 60%. In Vellakoil, 9% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the former Erode district
Erode District
Erode District is a western district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with Erode as its headquarters. Until the year 1996, Erode district was called as Periyar District....
and now in Tirupur
Tirupur
Tiruppur pronounced as is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial...
District, in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. It mid way between two major cities Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...
and Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
. It is located equidistant to business cities Erode and Tirupur.
Geography
Vellakovil is located at 10.93°N 77.72°E. It has an average elevation of 231 m (757.9 ft).Demographics
At the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Vellakoil had a population of 34,509. Males constituted 50% of the population and females 50%. Vellakoil had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 77%, and female literacy was 60%. In Vellakoil, 9% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Transportation
Since its midway between Coimbatore and Trichy there are lot of buses to both these cites.Schools
Excellent Private and Public Schools are located in Vellakovil for development of Education. Here are few of the top schools located in Vellakovil.- GnanaSambandar Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Puduppai
- Kongu Vellalar Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Panchayat Union Middle School, Subramaniyagoundanvalasu
- Punitha Amala Annai Matriculation and Girls High School
- Panchayat Union Primary School (West)
- Panchayat Union Primary School (East)
- Government Higher Secondary School
- Kurinchi Matriculation School
- Bharath Matriculation School
- A.N.V. Vithiyala
- Bala Nursery School
- Panchayat Unior Primary School, Semmandampalayam
School Education Trust
Vellakovil Union School Education Trust (VUSET) has been set up for the development of all the public schools within the boundaries of the Vellakovil Panchayat Union.Bus facilities available
- Kongu Engineering college, Perundurai (from June 2011 onwards)
- VSB Engineering College, Karur
- Cheran Arts and Science college, Thittuparai
- Vellakoil Arts and Science College
- Manikandan College of Engineering
- ksr college of engineering , trichengode