# Veerakkan Village, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/veerakkan/ Village · Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur # Veerakkan Veerakkan is a village in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612504**. The 2011 Census counted **3,005 people in 728 households**, the 13th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 3,005people (2011) - 728households - 78.2%literacy - 612504PIN code ## Veerakkan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veerakkan is 612504.** Veerakkan falls in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612504 - Gram panchayatVeerakkan - Community development blockThiruppanandal - Census village code638435 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veerakkan from nearby towns? - Thiruvidaimarudur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)45 km by road - Thiruppanandal (nearest town)2 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 Veerakkan? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Veerakkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruppanandal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thiruppanandal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thiruppanandal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Veerakkan known for? The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. Products made here include clay pots. About 68% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Veerakkan Of every 100 households in Veerakkan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veerakkan · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****22%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **61% Tap water ****65%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **70% Use banking services ****25%** **50% Television ****61%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Veerakkan? ■ Veerakkan · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **974 Working population ****37.0%** **39.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 598 (54%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 222 (20%) · **■** Marginal 103 (9%) 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 Thiruvidaimarudur - Umamahesharapuram3,517 people - Maharajapuram3,378 people - Mullangudi3,269 people - Kulasekaranallur3,021 people - Kilamandur2,983 people - Thirulogi2,963 people - Ukkarai2,960 people - S.Pudur2,942 people [All 75 villages in Thiruvidaimarudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veerakkan?612504 - How far is Veerakkan from Thanjavur?45 km by road - What is the population of Veerakkan?3,005 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerakkan in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veerakkan?78.2% (Census 2011)