# Veerapuram Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/veerapuram/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Veerapuram Veerapuram is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,404 people in 363 households**, the 33rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,404people (2011) - 363households - 68.5%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Veerapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veerapuram is 603109.** Veerapuram falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatAminjikarai - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629923 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veerapuram from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)59 km by road - Tirukalukundram (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 Veerapuram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Veerapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Veerapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 71% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Veerapuram Of every 100 households in Veerapuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Veerapuram · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **71% Tap water ****17%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **63% Use banking services ****24%** **42% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****73%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****36%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Veerapuram? ■ Veerapuram · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102** **955 Working population ****57.2%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 68% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 242 (30%) · **■** Marginal 211 (26%) 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 - Keerapakkam1,530 people - Anoor1,521 people - Karmarapakkam1,490 people - Vengabakkam1,448 people - Attavakkam1,365 people - Meleripakkam1,358 people - Narapakkam1,354 people - Vilagam1,310 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veerapuram?603109 - How far is Veerapuram from Kancheepuram?59 km by road - What is the population of Veerapuram?1,404 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerapuram in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veerapuram?68.5% (Census 2011)