# Veppankulam Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga 

# Veppankulam

Veppankulam is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,360 people in 413 households**, the 35th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,360people (2011)
- 413households
- 76.3%literacy
- 630305PIN code

## Veppankulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppankulam is 630305.** Veppankulam falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630305
- Gram panchayatVeppankulam
- Community development blockKallal
- Census village code640112

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

## How far is Veppankulam from nearby towns?

- Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Devakottai (nearest town)16 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 Veppankulam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Veppankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amaravathi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amaravathi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Veppankulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 16% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Veppankulam

Of every 100 households in Veppankulam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Veppankulam · ■ Karaikkudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**64%

Tap water ****73%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**65%

Use banking services ****43%**

**56%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**29%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Veppankulam?

■ Veppankulam · ■ Karaikkudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1244**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****627**

**956

Working population ****39.1%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 67.8% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 431 (81%)

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 Karaikkudi

- Pirambuvayal1,540 people
- Kalathur1,439 people
- Vetriyur1,411 people
- Kothari1,369 people
- Ambakkudi1,337 people
- Nattuseri1,308 people
- Devapattu1,298 people
- Sakkottai1,208 people

[All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppankulam?630305
- How far is Veppankulam from Sivaganga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Veppankulam?1,360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppankulam in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppankulam?76.3% (Census 2011)