Vellottamparappu

Vellottamparappu
Vellottamparappu
	panchayat town
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Population (2001)
• Total	8,129
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Vellottamparappu is a panchayat town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of 2001 Indian census,[1] Vellottamparappu had a population of 8129 which included equal numbers of male and female. Children below age 6 have a ratio of 8% of the total population. Vellottamparappu has an average literacy rate of 64%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%. Literacy in males is higher than that of the females. The population mostly consists of farmers and agricultural laborers who are dependent on the Kalingarayan canal.

Facilities and economy

The village has a public high school that has achieved 100% results in the SSLC examination over the last few years. In the 2007-08 SSLC examination period, the maximum score secured 479 marks out of 500, which is quite remarkable. Recently, the school acquired the Higher Secondary status.

The village has a small library that houses more than 1,000 books and various periodicals. It is of great use to the students as well as to the local people.

Naduppalayam, which is a nearby village, has a market that opens every Thursday.

Vellottamparappu houses a Kottai Mariamman Temple and a Sivan Kovil which has two Nandi statues.

The Kundam festival, which occurs annually in January and February, is very famous in the area.

The main crops are turmeric, paddy, sugarcane, maize, ginger, etc. Although the yield is good, the people are suffering mainly due to the lower prices for their products.

Subdivisions

This village holds the small towns of Perumampalayam, Periyur, Arikarankattur, Thitukattur, Vellapampalayam, Anaigoundan Pudur, Devampalayam, Naduppalayam, Devampalayam, Annamar Kovil and Vaduganur.

Arikkarankattur is a small village near by Vellottamparappu

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages, and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages, and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.