# Veppadi Village, Gangavalli, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Gangavalli, Salem 

# Veppadi

Veppadi is a village in Gangavalli sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,399 people in 372 households**, the 20th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,399people (2011)
- 372households
- 60.7%literacy
- 636105PIN code

## Veppadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppadi is 636105.** Veppadi falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636105
- Gram panchayatPachamalai
- Community development blockGangavalli
- Census village code634353

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

## How far is Veppadi from nearby towns?

- Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)99 km by road
- Polampadi (nearest town)9 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 Veppadi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Veppadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Polampadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sadasivapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naduvalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Veppadi known for?

The main crops are **turmeric, tapioca and maize**. About 62% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Veppadi

Of every 100 households in Veppadi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Veppadi · ■ Gangavalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****68%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**62%

Use banking services ****9%**

**36%

Television ****96%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**28%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Veppadi?

■ Veppadi · ■ Gangavalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**879

Working population ****63.9%**

**59.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 53.5% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 573 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (12%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 187 (21%)

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 Gangavalli

- Iluppanatham1,929 people
- Manmalai1,740 people
- Belur1,644 people
- Kavarpanai1,638 people
- Thittacheri1,374 people
- Pagudapadi1,367 people
- Jangama Samudram1,273 people
- Sengadu974 people

[All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppadi?636105
- How far is Veppadi from Salem?99 km by road
- What is the population of Veppadi?1,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppadi in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppadi?60.7% (Census 2011)