Vellottamparappu

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'''Vellottamparappu''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Erode district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} Indian [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages, and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.
Sakthi poultry farm is the best farm at Vellotamparappu.

==Economy==
The population mostly consists of farmers and agricultural laborers who are dependent on the [[Kalingarayan canal]].
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.
==Facilities==
The village has a public Higher Secondary school that has achieved 100% results in the [[SSLC]] examination over the last few years.

The village has a small library that houses more than 1,000 books and various periodicals. It is used by the students and the local people.

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

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

==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 [http://www.mynative.wordpress.com/]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Erode district]]

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