Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Verkadu Verkadu is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 601201. The 2011 Census counted 794 people in 227 households, the 57th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 794 people (2011) - 227 households - 93.0% literacy - 601201 PIN code ## Verkadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Verkadu is 601201. Verkadu falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 601201 - Gram panchayat Kuruvattucheri - Community development block Gummidipoondi - Census village code 628598 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Verkadu from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Verkadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Verkadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gummidipoondi - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Gummidipoondi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Verkadu known for? The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 17% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Verkadu Of every 100 households in Verkadu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Verkadu · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 95% - Toilet within the home 85% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 15% 76% - Tap water 98% 96% - Drinking water within premises 61% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 85% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 9% 60% - Use banking services 84% 38% - Television 95% 86% - Mobile phone 94% 62% - Computer with internet 17% 1% - Two-wheeler 69% 25% - Car / jeep / van 14% 2% - None of these assets 0% 7% - Own their home 40% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Verkadu? ■ Verkadu · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 93.0% 69.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 877 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 965 - Working population 36.5% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 89.1% for women. 60% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 262 (90%) · ■ Marginal 10 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gummidipoondi - Egumadurai 831 people - Kuriviagaram 818 people - Palavakkam 800 people - Siruvada 795 people - Karani 755 people - Pudupalayam 741 people - Erukkuvoy 711 people - Enadhimelpakkam 709 people All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Verkadu? 601201 - How far is Verkadu from Thiruvallur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Verkadu? 794 (Census 2011) - Which district is Verkadu in? Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Verkadu? 93.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/verkadu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.