# Verkudi Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/verkudi/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Verkudi Verkudi is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,501 people in 363 households**, the 34th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 1,501people (2011) - 363households - 85.4%literacy - 614101PIN code ## Verkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Verkudi is 614101.** Verkudi falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614101 - Gram panchayatOvercheri - Community development blockMannargudi - Census village code638184 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Verkudi from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)32 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)4 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 Verkudi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Verkudi; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuthanallur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Koothanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Verkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Verkudi Of every 100 households in Verkudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Verkudi · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****42%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **70% Tap water ****62%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **75% Use banking services ****40%** **39% Television ****92%** **92% Mobile phone ****29%** **50% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****90%** **94% 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 Verkudi? ■ Verkudi · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182** **959 Working population ****42.2%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 80.4% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (35%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (30%) · **■** Marginal 67 (11%) 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 Needamangalam - Parappanamedu1,578 people - Thengovanur1,560 people - Palakurichy1,526 people - Nagar1,509 people - Overchery1,480 people - Ohaiperaiyur1,468 people - Manakkarai1,422 people - Pududevangudi1,410 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Verkudi?614101 - How far is Verkudi from Thiruvarur?32 km by road - What is the population of Verkudi?1,501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Verkudi in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Verkudi?85.4% (Census 2011)