# Veppangulam Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai North, Madurai 

# Veppangulam

Veppangulam is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625017**. The 2011 Census counted **23 people in 6 households**, the 120th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 23people (2011)
- 6households
- 72.7%literacy
- 625017PIN code

## Veppangulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppangulam is 625017.** Veppangulam falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625017
- Gram panchayatPechikulam
- Community development blockMadurai West
- Census village code640619

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

## How far is Veppangulam from nearby towns?

- Madurai North (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)6 km by road
- Anaiyur (nearest town)3 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 Veppangulam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Veppangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Keelapanangadu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anaiyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannanendal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madurai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Veppangulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Veppangulam

Of every 100 households in Veppangulam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Veppangulam · ■ Madurai North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**63%

Use banking services ****67%**

**46%

Television ****67%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**81%

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 Veppangulam?

■ Veppangulam · ■ Madurai North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**979

Working population ****39.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 58.3% for women. 64% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (11%) · **■** Other work 6 (67%)

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 Madurai North

- Pulangulam130 people
- Sambakulam128 people
- Ilandaikkulam102 people
- S.Nedungulam48 people
- Vidathakulam22 people

[All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppangulam?625017
- How far is Veppangulam from Madurai?6 km by road
- What is the population of Veppangulam?23 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppangulam in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppangulam?72.7% (Census 2011)