# Veerapuli Extn. Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari 

# Veerapuli Extn.

Veerapuli Extn. is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629161**. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 138 households**, the 15th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%.

- 484people (2011)
- 138households
- 78.8%literacy
- 629161PIN code

## Veerapuli Extn. PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veerapuli Extn. is 629161.** Veerapuli Extn. falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code629161
- Gram panchayatPechiparai
- Community development blockThiruvattaru
- Census village code643137

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

## How far is Veerapuli Extn. from nearby towns?

- Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nagercoil (district HQ)22 km by road
- Thirpparappu (nearest town)5 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 Veerapuli Extn.?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Veerapuli Extn.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Thirpparappu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirpparappu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vilavancode
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Veerapuli Extn.

Of every 100 households in Veerapuli Extn. in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Veerapuli Extn. · ■ Kalkulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**8%

Tap water ****1%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**64%

Use banking services ****47%**

**68%

Television ****6%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Veerapuli Extn.?

■ Veerapuli Extn. · ■ Kalkulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**90.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**982

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 74.4% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (52%) · **■** 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 Kalkulam

- Surulacode4,805 people
- Thirpparappu4,452 people
- Veeyanoor3,009 people
- Veerapuli R.F.1,663 people
- Velimalai Forest96 people
- Ponmanai86 people

[All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veerapuli Extn.?629161
- How far is Veerapuli Extn. from Nagercoil?22 km by road
- What is the population of Veerapuli Extn.?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerapuli Extn. in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veerapuli Extn.?78.8% (Census 2011)