# Veppanuthu Village, Usilampatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Usilampatti, Madurai 

# Veppanuthu

Veppanuthu is a village in Usilampatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625529**. The 2011 Census counted **3,927 people in 1,148 households**, the 14th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,927people (2011)
- 1,148households
- 68.1%literacy
- 625529PIN code

## Veppanuthu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppanuthu is 625529.** Veppanuthu falls in Usilampatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625529
- Gram panchayatVeppanuthu
- Community development blockChellampatti
- Census village code640834

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

## How far is Veppanuthu from nearby towns?

- Usilampatti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Usilampatti (nearest town)10 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 Veppanuthu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn 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 · Thummakundu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Usilampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Veppanuthu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and bajra**. About 26% of the 1,228 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Veppanuthu

Of every 100 households in Veppanuthu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veppanuthu · ■ Usilampatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****84%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**73%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****77%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Veppanuthu?

■ Veppanuthu · ■ Usilampatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**880

Working population ****60.1%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 754 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 737 (31%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 276 (12%) · **■** Marginal 567 (24%)

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 Usilampatti

- Thimmanatham4,893 people
- Seemanuthu4,689 people
- Kalluthu4,605 people
- Ariyapatti4,373 people
- Nadupatti3,506 people
- Thidian3,391 people
- Vagurani3,271 people
- Thummakundu3,142 people

[All 57 villages in Usilampatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppanuthu?625529
- How far is Veppanuthu from Madurai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Veppanuthu?3,927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppanuthu in?Madurai district (Usilampatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppanuthu?68.1% (Census 2011)