# Veppankurichi Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Veppankurichi

Veppankurichi is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 415 households**, the 84th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,624people (2011)
- 415households
- 84.1%literacy
- 607802PIN code

## Veppankurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppankurichi is 607802.** Veppankurichi falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607802
- Gram panchayatVadakkuvellur
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637177

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

## How far is Veppankurichi from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gangaikondan (nearest town)1 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 Veppankurichi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Veppankurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gangaikondan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Neyveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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.

## Homes and amenities in Veppankurichi

Of every 100 households in Veppankurichi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veppankurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**79%

Use banking services ****71%**

**54%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****80%**

**96%

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 Veppankurichi?

■ Veppankurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**852

Working population ****29.4%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 76.0% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 408 (86%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 Virudhachalam

- Idaiyur1,686 people
- T. Poudaiyur1,686 people
- Sathukudal1,652 people
- Kattuparur1,630 people
- Melpathi1,587 people
- Perundurai1,577 people
- Maligaimedu1,555 people
- Niramani1,540 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppankurichi?607802
- How far is Veppankurichi from Cuddalore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Veppankurichi?1,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppankurichi in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppankurichi?84.1% (Census 2011)