Vellakoil
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| Coordinates | 10°56′N 77°43′E / 10.93°N 77.72°ECoordinates: 10°56′N 77°43′E / 10.93°N 77.72°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Tiruppur |
| Member Of Legislative Assembly | N.S.Natarajan |
| Population | 34,509 (2001[update]) |
| Sex ratio | 50:50 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 231 metres (758 ft) |
Vellakoil (also spelled Vellakovil) is a municipal town in the former Erode district and now in Tirupur District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It mid way between two major cities Tiruchirapalli and Coimbatore. It is located equidistant to business cities Erode and Tirupur.
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[edit] Geography
Vellakovil is located at 10°56′N 77°43′E / 10.93°N 77.72°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 231 m (758 ft).
[edit] Demographics
At the 2001 India census,[2] 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.
[edit] Transportation
Since its midway between Coimbatore and Trichy there are lot of buses to both these cites.
[edit] Education
[edit] 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(GMHSS), 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
- Panchayat Unior Primary School, Ganapathypalayam
[edit] 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.[3]
[edit] Colleges
- Vellakovil Arts & Science College, Vellakovil[4]
[edit] Bus facilities available
- Kongu Engineering college, Perundurai (from June 2011 onwards)
- VSB Engineering College, Karur
- Cherraan's Arts and Science college, Thittuparai
- Vellakoil Arts and Science College
- Manikandan College of Engineering
- ksr college of engineering , trichengode
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vellakovil
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ http://vuset.org
- ^ http://vaasc.org
[edit] External links
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