# Viruveedu Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/viruveedu/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Viruveedu Viruveedu is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624220**. The 2011 Census counted **6,459 people in 1,677 households**, the 13th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 6,459people (2011) - 1,677households - 72.0%literacy - 624220PIN code ## Viruveedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Viruveedu is 624220.** Viruveedu falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624220 - Gram panchayatViruveedu - Community development blockVathalagundu - Census village code635488 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Viruveedu from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)47 km by road - Batlagundu (nearest town)14 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 Viruveedu? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Viruveedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dindigul - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batlagundu - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Viruveedu known for? The main crops are **beans**. Products made here include bricks. About 15% of the 984 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Viruveedu Of every 100 households in Viruveedu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Viruveedu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****21%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **76% Tap water ****76%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **76% Use banking services ****76%** **40% Television ****89%** **81% Mobile phone ****62%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****86%** **90% 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 Viruveedu? ■ Viruveedu · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **933 Working population ****57.1%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 735 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,251 (61%) · **■** Household industry 53 (1%) · **■** Other work 426 (12%) · **■** Marginal 226 (6%) 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 Nilakkottai - Kombaipatti8,406 people - Pallapatti7,633 people - Kullalagundu7,200 people - Pillaiyarnatham6,712 people - Sithargalnatham6,372 people - Malayagoundanpatti5,424 people - Ramarajapuram4,985 people - Kunnuvarankottai4,887 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Viruveedu?624220 - How far is Viruveedu from Dindigul?47 km by road - What is the population of Viruveedu?6,459 (Census 2011) - Which district is Viruveedu in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Viruveedu?72.0% (Census 2011)