# Veriyapur Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul 

# Veriyapur

Veriyapur is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624619**. The 2011 Census counted **2,643 people in 794 households**, the 26th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,643people (2011)
- 794households
- 65.7%literacy
- 624619PIN code

## Veriyapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veriyapur is 624619.** Veriyapur falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624619
- Gram panchayatVeriappur
- Community development blockOttanchattiram
- Census village code635219

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

## How far is Veriyapur from nearby towns?

- Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)40 km by road
- Oddanchatram (nearest town)11 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 Veriyapur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Veriyapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalanjipatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Oddanchatram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Oddanchatram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Veriyapur known for?

The main crops are **tobacco, corn and onion**. Products made here include baskets and dolls. About 55% of the 1,441 hectares of village land is sown, and 503 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 Veriyapur

Of every 100 households in Veriyapur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Veriyapur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**72%

Tap water ****92%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**49%

Use banking services ****20%**

**51%

Television ****80%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Veriyapur?

■ Veriyapur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**913

Working population ****67.4%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 55.3% for women. 72% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 657 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 861 (48%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 170 (10%) · **■** Marginal 58 (3%)

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 Oddanchatram

- Devathur3,000 people
- Jawadupatti2,946 people
- Reddiapatti2,853 people
- Mandavadi2,847 people
- Boduvarpatti2,432 people
- Sindalavadampatti2,120 people
- Arasappapillaipatti2,113 people
- Kaveriyammapatti2,097 people

[All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veriyapur?624619
- How far is Veriyapur from Dindigul?40 km by road
- What is the population of Veriyapur?2,643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veriyapur in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veriyapur?65.7% (Census 2011)
