# Veerapuram Village, Chilamathur, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Chilamathur, Anantapur 

# Veerapuram

Veerapuram is a village in Chilamathur sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515341**. The 2011 Census counted **1,910 people in 462 households**, the 10th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 1,910people (2011)
- 462households
- 47.0%literacy
- 515341PIN code

## Veerapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veerapuram is 515341.** Veerapuram falls in Chilamathur sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515341
- Gram panchayatVeerapuram
- Community development blockChilamathur
- Census village code595593

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Veerapuram from nearby towns?

- Chilamathur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Veerapuram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Veerapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chilamathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hindupur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chilamathur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Veerapuram known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, maize and mulberry**. About 52% of the 786 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Veerapuram

Of every 100 households in Veerapuram in 2011, 81 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veerapuram · ■ Chilamathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**80%

Tap water ****99%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****83%**

**73%

Television ****40%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Veerapuram?

■ Veerapuram · ■ Chilamathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**968

Working population ****40.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 447 (58%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chilamathur

- Somaghatta2,963 people
- Kodikonda2,789 people
- Morasalapalle2,773 people
- Tekulodu2,250 people
- Hussainpuram1,081 people
- Yagnisettipalle703 people
- Muddireddipalle589 people
- Subbaraopet200 people

[All 21 villages in Chilamathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/chilamathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veerapuram?515341
- How far is Veerapuram from Anantapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Veerapuram?1,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerapuram in?Anantapur district (Chilamathur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Veerapuram?47.0% (Census 2011)