# Veppankulam Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/veppankulam/ Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Veppankulam Veppankulam is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614906**. The 2011 Census counted **1,448 people in 393 households**, the 77th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 1,448people (2011) - 393households - 81.2%literacy - 614906PIN code ## Veppankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veppankulam is 614906.** Veppankulam falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614906 - Gram panchayatVeppankulam - Community development blockMadukkur - Census village code639006 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? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)60 km by road - Pattukkottai (nearest town)10 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madukkur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Veppankulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and black gram**. About 79% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 308 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, 96 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Veppankulam · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **82% Toilet within the home ****68%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **69% Tap water ****86%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **87% Use banking services ****57%** **42% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****63%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **86% 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 · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126** **1083 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****627** **964 Working population ****36.7%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 73.7% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 143 (27%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%) 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 Pattukkottai - Kondikulam1,506 people - Andikkadu1,503 people - Olayakunnam1,500 people - Alivalam1,467 people - Vattakudi1,431 people - Karuppur1,406 people - Karisavayal1,390 people - Soundaranayakipuram1,371 people [All 166 villages in Pattukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veppankulam?614906 - How far is Veppankulam from Thanjavur?60 km by road - What is the population of Veppankulam?1,448 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veppankulam in?Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veppankulam?81.2% (Census 2011)