# Veerakkal Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/veerakkal/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Veerakkal Veerakkal is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636454**. The 2011 Census counted **3,418 people in 957 households**, the 27th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 3,418people (2011) - 957households - 64.2%literacy - 636454PIN code ## Veerakkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veerakkal is 636454.** Veerakkal falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636454 - Gram panchayatVeerakkal - Community development blockNangavalli - Census village code633776 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veerakkal from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Salem (district HQ)38 km by road - Nangavalli (nearest town)3 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 Veerakkal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Veerakkal; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Nangavalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Mettur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mettur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Veerakkal known for? The main crops are **coconut, bajra and bengal gram**. Products made here include bricks. About 68% of the 1,158 hectares of village land is sown, and 367 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 Veerakkal Of every 100 households in Veerakkal in 2011, 86 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Veerakkal · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **87% Tap water ****88%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **72% Use banking services ****26%** **25% Television ****87%** **64% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **16% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Veerakkal? ■ Veerakkal · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815** **884 Working population ****48.0%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 53.6% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 544 (33%) · **■** Household industry 72 (4%) · **■** Other work 710 (43%) · **■** Marginal 22 (1%) 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 Mettur - Koonandiyur4,099 people - Banapuram3,856 people - Singiripatti3,834 people - Moolakkadu3,716 people - Karikkapatti3,125 people - Palamalai2,895 people - Chinnasoragai2,679 people - Amaram2,164 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veerakkal?636454 - How far is Veerakkal from Salem?38 km by road - What is the population of Veerakkal?3,418 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerakkal in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veerakkal?64.2% (Census 2011)