# Veerachikupam Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri 

# Veerachikupam

Veerachikupam is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635304**. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 231 households**, the 91st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 847people (2011)
- 231households
- 67.3%literacy
- 635304PIN code

## Veerachikupam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veerachikupam is 635304.** Veerachikupam falls in Uthangarai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635304
- Gram panchayatVeerachikuppam
- Community development blockMathur
- Census village code644255

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

## How far is Veerachikupam from nearby towns?

- Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)40 km by road
- Uthangarai (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 Veerachikupam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Veerachikupam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kallavi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katteri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthangarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 7 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 Veerachikupam known for?

The main crops are **turmeric, sugarcane and cotton**. About 66% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Veerachikupam

Of every 100 households in Veerachikupam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Veerachikupam · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****21%**

**62%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**77%

Use banking services ****57%**

**46%

Television ****98%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Veerachikupam?

■ Veerachikupam · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646**

**891

Working population ****64.5%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 55.8% for women. 63% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (29%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (11%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 Uthangarai

- Perumalkuppam860 people
- Kamakshipatti859 people
- Theerthagirivalasai850 people
- Vellalapatti849 people
- Badavanur834 people
- Katteri813 people
- Kommampattu800 people
- Thurinjipatti792 people

[All 183 villages in Uthangarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veerachikupam?635304
- How far is Veerachikupam from Krishnagiri?40 km by road
- What is the population of Veerachikupam?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerachikupam in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veerachikupam?67.3% (Census 2011)