# Veerakuppam Village, Tirukalukundram – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram 

# Veerakuppam

Veerakuppam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603405**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 192 households**, the 60th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 775people (2011)
- 192households
- 70.6%literacy
- 603405PIN code

## Veerakuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veerakuppam is 603405.** Veerakuppam falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603405
- Gram panchayatPonpathirkoodam
- Community development blockTirukalukundram
- Census village code629890

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

## How far is Veerakuppam from nearby towns?

- Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)43 km by road
- Chengalpattu (nearest town)8 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 Veerakuppam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Veerakuppam; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ponpathirkoodam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Veerakuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Veerakuppam

Of every 100 households in Veerakuppam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veerakuppam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**32%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****82%**

**42%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**38%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Veerakuppam?

■ Veerakuppam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1323**

**955

Working population ****41.2%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 60.9% for women. 66% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (38%) · **■** Marginal 77 (24%)

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 Tirukalukundram

- Alagusamudram846 people
- Aminjikarai802 people
- Merkandai792 people
- Udayambakkam786 people
- Pulikundram773 people
- Pulleri765 people
- Edaiyur759 people
- Poonthandalam758 people

[All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veerakuppam?603405
- How far is Veerakuppam from Kancheepuram?43 km by road
- What is the population of Veerakuppam?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerakuppam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veerakuppam?70.6% (Census 2011)