# Veeramalai Village, Pochampalli, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/pochampalli/veeramalai/ Village · Pochampalli, Krishnagiri # Veeramalai Veeramalai is a village in Pochampalli sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635206**. The 2011 Census counted **4,257 people in 1,117 households**, the 19th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 4,257people (2011) - 1,117households - 72.7%literacy - 635206PIN code ## Veeramalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veeramalai is 635206.** Veeramalai falls in Pochampalli sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635206 - Gram panchayatVeeramalai - Community development blockKaveripattinam - Census village code644136 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veeramalai from nearby towns? - Pochampalli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)28 km by road - Nagojanahalli (nearest town)4 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 Veeramalai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Veeramalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagarasampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Krishnagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Krishnagiri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Veeramalai known for? The main crops are **mango**. About 59% of the 1,353 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Veeramalai Of every 100 households in Veeramalai in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Veeramalai · ■ Pochampalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **85% Tap water ****36%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **79% Use banking services ****70%** **56% Television ****83%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Veeramalai? ■ Veeramalai · ■ Pochampalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **883 Working population ****54.4%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 582 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 608 (26%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 485 (21%) · **■** Marginal 614 (27%) 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 Pochampalli - Nagampatti4,688 people - Belethottam4,606 people - Veppalampatti4,511 people - Sevvampatti4,346 people - Maruderi4,112 people - Barur4,081 people - Pannandur4,066 people - Puliyampatti3,972 people [All 40 villages in Pochampalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/pochampalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veeramalai?635206 - How far is Veeramalai from Krishnagiri?28 km by road - What is the population of Veeramalai?4,257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veeramalai in?Krishnagiri district (Pochampalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veeramalai?72.7% (Census 2011)