# Veppankudi Village, Alangudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/veppankudi/ Village · Alangudi, Pudukkottai # Veppankudi Veppankudi is a village in Alangudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622303**. The 2011 Census counted **4,237 people in 1,011 households**, the 9th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 4,237people (2011) - 1,011households - 73.2%literacy - 622303PIN code ## Veppankudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veppankudi is 622303.** Veppankudi falls in Alangudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622303 - Gram panchayatVeppankudi - Community development blockThiruvarankulam - Census village code639619 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veppankudi from nearby towns? - Alangudi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)8 km by road - Pudukkottai (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 Veppankudi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Veppankudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaikurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaikurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Veppankudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and maize**. Products made here include handloom cotton sarees. About 47% of the 1,065 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Veppankudi Of every 100 households in Veppankudi in 2011, 75 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Veppankudi · ■ Alangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **90% Toilet within the home ****24%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **81% Tap water ****93%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****41%** **59% Television ****39%** **79% Mobile phone ****52%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Veppankudi? ■ Veppankudi · ■ Alangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **975 Working population ****47.9%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 64.3% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,401 (69%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 322 (16%) · **■** Marginal 233 (11%) 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 Alangudi - Thiruvarangulam4,918 people - Kothakottai4,523 people - Kovilur4,362 people - Kothamangalam North4,354 people - Thirukkattalai4,137 people - Mangadu4,073 people - Manjanviduthy3,437 people - Keelathur3,380 people [All 69 villages in Alangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veppankudi?622303 - How far is Veppankudi from Pudukkottai?8 km by road - What is the population of Veppankudi?4,237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veppankudi in?Pudukkottai district (Alangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veppankudi?73.2% (Census 2011)