# Veeriyapalayam Village, Krishnarayapuram, Karur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/krishnarayapuram/veeriyapalayam/ Village · Krishnarayapuram, Karur # Veeriyapalayam Veeriyapalayam is a village in Krishnarayapuram sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639119**. The 2011 Census counted **3,530 people in 908 households**, the 16th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 3,530people (2011) - 908households - 58.7%literacy - 639119PIN code ## Veeriyapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veeriyapalayam is 639119.** Veeriyapalayam falls in Krishnarayapuram sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639119 - Gram panchayatVeeriyapalayam - Community development blockKrishnarayapuram - Census village code635599 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veeriyapalayam from nearby towns? - Krishnarayapuram (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Karur (district HQ)40 km by road - P. J. Cholapuram (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 Veeriyapalayam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Veeriyapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 · Panjapatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sathyamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathyamangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Veeriyapalayam known for? The main crops are **sesame, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 2,101 hectares of village land is sown, and 509 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 Veeriyapalayam Of every 100 households in Veeriyapalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veeriyapalayam · ■ Krishnarayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****31%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **75% Tap water ****92%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **66% Use banking services ****42%** **45% Television ****87%** **88% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Veeriyapalayam? ■ Veeriyapalayam · ■ Krishnarayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **949 Working population ****62.5%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 47.1% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 399 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,206 (55%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 559 (25%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Krishnarayapuram - Panjapatti4,278 people - Vayalur3,899 people - Sengal3,849 people - Sithalavai3,706 people - Renganathapuram3,070 people - Manavasi2,963 people - Sivayam2,559 people - Renganathapuram2,412 people [All 22 villages in Krishnarayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/krishnarayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veeriyapalayam?639119 - How far is Veeriyapalayam from Karur?40 km by road - What is the population of Veeriyapalayam?3,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veeriyapalayam in?Karur district (Krishnarayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veeriyapalayam?58.7% (Census 2011)