# Veppadappu Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Melur, Madurai 

# Veppadappu

Veppadappu is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,577 people in 388 households**, the 53rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,577people (2011)
- 388households
- 70.5%literacy
- 625110PIN code

## Veppadappu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppadappu is 625110.** Veppadappu falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625110
- Gram panchayatVeppadappu
- Community development blockMelur
- Census village code640558

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

## How far is Veppadappu from nearby towns?

- Melur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road
- Melur (nearest town)14 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 Veppadappu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvadavur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Therku Theru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Veppadappu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 20% of the 970 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Veppadappu

Of every 100 households in Veppadappu in 2011, 82 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Veppadappu · ■ Melur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**80%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**79%

Use banking services ****62%**

**47%

Television ****92%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Veppadappu?

■ Veppadappu · ■ Melur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**882

Working population ****50.0%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 59.4% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 468 (59%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 243 (31%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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 Melur

- Surappatti1,769 people
- Panjutti1,692 people
- Semminipatti1,692 people
- Attukulam1,647 people
- Valaichcherippatti1,408 people
- Vannanparaipatti1,344 people
- Arasappanpatti1,249 people
- Amoor1,138 people

[All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppadappu?625110
- How far is Veppadappu from Madurai?25 km by road
- What is the population of Veppadappu?1,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppadappu in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppadappu?70.5% (Census 2011)