# Veeracholapuram Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/veeracholapuram/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Veeracholapuram Veeracholapuram is a village in Kangeyam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,568 people in 533 households**, the 31st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,568people (2011) - 533households - 66.1%literacy - 638701PIN code ## Veeracholapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veeracholapuram is 638701.** Veeracholapuram falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638701 - Gram panchayatVeeracholapuram - Community development blockVellakoil - Census village code644623 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veeracholapuram from nearby towns? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)32 km by road - Vellakoil (nearest town)12 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 Veeracholapuram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Veeracholapuram; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veeranampalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valliarachal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Senapathipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Veeracholapuram known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and maize**. About 20% of the 1,910 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Veeracholapuram Of every 100 households in Veeracholapuram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Veeracholapuram · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****40%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **69% Tap water ****84%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **41% Use banking services ****58%** **47% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****63%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****58%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **87% 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 Veeracholapuram? ■ Veeracholapuram · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **925 Working population ****64.2%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 56.0% for women. 73% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 438 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (20%) · **■** Marginal 77 (8%) 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 Kangeyam - Marudurai1,980 people - Kambiliampatti1,979 people - Vadasinnaripalayam1,952 people - Vattamalai1,804 people - Sembandampalayam1,566 people - Mullipuram1,445 people - Kangayampalayam1,328 people - Poomandanvalavu1,307 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veeracholapuram?638701 - How far is Veeracholapuram from Tiruppur?32 km by road - What is the population of Veeracholapuram?1,568 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veeracholapuram in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veeracholapuram?66.1% (Census 2011)