# Veppancheri Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Veppancheri

Veppancheri is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603305**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 73 households**, the 108th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 279people (2011)
- 73households
- 66.3%literacy
- 603305PIN code

## Veppancheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppancheri is 603305.** Veppancheri falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603305
- Gram panchayatKadalur
- Community development blockLathur
- Census village code630163

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

## How far is Veppancheri from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)35 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 Veppancheri?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Veppancheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Koovathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 20 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 Veppancheri known for?

The main crops are **ground nut and paddy**. About 39% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Veppancheri

Of every 100 households in Veppancheri in 2011, 86 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Veppancheri · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**74%

Use banking services ****45%**

**37%

Television ****71%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Veppancheri?

■ Veppancheri · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**935

Working population ****45.2%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (68%) · **■** Other work 33 (26%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Cheyyur

- Voyalur368 people
- Pakkavancheri357 people
- Murukkanthangal289 people
- Siruvilambakkam288 people
- Thirupurakoil211 people
- Vilambattu192 people
- Maruderi152 people
- Kadappari151 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppancheri?603305
- How far is Veppancheri from Kancheepuram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Veppancheri?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppancheri in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppancheri?66.3% (Census 2011)