# Veppilangulam Village, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Radhapuram, Tirunelveli 

# Veppilangulam

Veppilangulam is a village in Radhapuram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627109**. The 2011 Census counted **4,440 people in 1,213 households**, the 17th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 4,440people (2011)
- 1,213households
- 79.7%literacy
- 627109PIN code

## Veppilangulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veppilangulam is 627109.** Veppilangulam falls in Radhapuram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627109
- Gram panchayatVeppilankulam
- Community development blockValliyur
- Census village code643070

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

## How far is Veppilangulam from nearby towns?

- Radhapuram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)63 km by road
- Panagudi (nearest town)5 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 Veppilangulam?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Veppilangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panagudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Terkukallikulam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Terkukallikulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Veppilangulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. Products made here include beedi. About 7% of the 2,498 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Veppilangulam

Of every 100 households in Veppilangulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Veppilangulam · ■ Radhapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**44%

Tap water ****92%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**61%

Use banking services ****46%**

**55%

Television ****86%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**23%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**88%

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 Veppilangulam?

■ Veppilangulam · ■ Radhapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**963

Working population ****40.6%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 73.1% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (28%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 378 (21%) · **■** Marginal 730 (41%)

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 Radhapuram

- Urumankulam4,868 people
- Muthumuthamozhi4,786 people
- Erukkandurai4,586 people
- Udayathoor4,550 people
- Kumarapuram3,993 people
- Adangarkulam3,754 people
- Anaikulam3,726 people
- T.Karungulam3,682 people

[All 36 villages in Radhapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veppilangulam?627109
- How far is Veppilangulam from Tirunelveli?63 km by road
- What is the population of Veppilangulam?4,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veppilangulam in?Tirunelveli district (Radhapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Veppilangulam?79.7% (Census 2011)
