# Veppampoondi Village, Gangavalli, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/veppampoondi/ Village · Gangavalli, Salem # Veppampoondi Veppampoondi is a village in Gangavalli sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,999 people in 877 households**, the 15th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 2,999people (2011) - 877households - 68.1%literacy - 636101PIN code ## Veppampoondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veppampoondi is 636101.** Veppampoondi falls in Gangavalli sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636101 - Gram panchayatVeppampoondi - Community development blockThalaivasal - Census village code634329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veppampoondi from nearby towns? - Gangavalli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Salem (district HQ)80 km by road - Veeraganur (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 Veppampoondi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Veppampoondi; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Arugalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Deviakkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deviakkurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Veppampoondi known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and tapioca**. Products made here include cotton thread and rice. About 56% of the 891 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Veppampoondi Of every 100 households in Veppampoondi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veppampoondi · ■ Gangavalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **90% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **82% Tap water ****66%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **62% Use banking services ****32%** **36% Television ****78%** **85% Mobile phone ****60%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Veppampoondi? ■ Veppampoondi · ■ Gangavalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **879 Working population ****52.3%** **59.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 426 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 689 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (13%) · **■** Marginal 246 (16%) 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 - Othiyathur3,465 people - Laddivadi3,315 people - Vellaiyur3,139 people - East Rajapalayam3,109 people - Iluppanatham1,929 people - Manmalai1,740 people - Belur1,644 people - Kavarpanai1,638 people [All 42 villages in Gangavalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/gangavalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veppampoondi?636101 - How far is Veppampoondi from Salem?80 km by road - What is the population of Veppampoondi?2,999 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veppampoondi in?Salem district (Gangavalli sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veppampoondi?68.1% (Census 2011)