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

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Veppadi

Veppadi is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 50 households**, the 50th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 221people (2011)
- 50households
- 45.5%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Veppadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppadi is 636602.** Veppadi falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatNagalur
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634084

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?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)52 km by road
- Kadayampatti (nearest town)17 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?

8 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bommidi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **paddy, coffee and ragi**. About 52% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Veppadi · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****8%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****6%**

**32%

Television ****92%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**889

Working population ****62.4%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 37.1% for women. 67% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 22 (16%) · **■** Other work 116 (84%)

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 Yercaud

- Keeraikkadu279 people
- Chinnamadur252 people
- Solur225 people
- Kadugamarathur224 people
- Mangalam166 people
- Kumbipodi147 people
- Maruthur131 people
- Olavakkadu124 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppadi?636602
- How far is Veppadi from Salem?52 km by road
- What is the population of Veppadi?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppadi in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppadi?45.5% (Census 2011)