# Veerakkudi Village, Kulathur, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kulathur, Pudukkottai 

# Veerakkudi

Veerakkudi is a village in Kulathur sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,922 people in 431 households**, the 38th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,922people (2011)
- 431households
- 66.2%literacy
- 622207PIN code

## Veerakkudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veerakkudi is 622207.** Veerakkudi falls in Kulathur sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622207
- Gram panchayatVeerakkudi
- Community development blockKunnandarkovil
- Census village code639340

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

## How far is Veerakkudi from nearby towns?

- Keeranur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)23 km by road
- Keeranur (nearest town)13 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 Veerakkudi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Andakkulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalamavur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruchirappalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Veerakkudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 26% of the 1,087 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Veerakkudi

Of every 100 households in Veerakkudi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Veerakkudi · ■ Kulathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****99%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**28%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Veerakkudi?

■ Veerakkudi · ■ Kulathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**964

Working population ****57.6%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 536 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (6%) · **■** Marginal 153 (14%)

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 Kulathur

- Nanjur2,039 people
- Valiyampatti2,039 people
- Killanur2,032 people
- Mangathevanpatti2,032 people
- Odugampatti1,905 people
- Odukkur1,880 people
- Thudaiyur1,859 people
- Perambur1,673 people

[All 73 villages in Kulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/kulathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veerakkudi?622207
- How far is Veerakkudi from Pudukkottai?23 km by road
- What is the population of Veerakkudi?1,922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerakkudi in?Pudukkottai district (Kulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veerakkudi?66.2% (Census 2011)
