# Veeranandal Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/veeranandal/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Veeranandal Veeranandal is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606705**. The 2011 Census counted **2,935 people in 700 households**, the 29th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,935people (2011) - 700households - 67.4%literacy - 606705PIN code ## Veeranandal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veeranandal is 606705.** Veeranandal falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606705 - Gram panchayatVeeranandal - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631860 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veeranandal from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)35 km by road - Pudupalayam (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 Veeranandal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Veeranandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Veeranandal known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, tapioca and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery and rice. About 70% of the 887 hectares of village land is sown, and 610 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 Veeranandal Of every 100 households in Veeranandal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veeranandal · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****80%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **85% Use banking services ****38%** **29% Television ****84%** **80% Mobile phone ****65%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Veeranandal? ■ Veeranandal · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **885 Working population ****49.3%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 516 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 571 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (6%) · **■** Marginal 264 (18%) 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 Chengam - Se.Nachipattu3,146 people - Chennasamudram3,134 people - Kannakurkkai2,998 people - Thorapadi2,950 people - Kottakulam2,820 people - Pudupattu2,750 people - Pinjur2,731 people - Melsilambadi2,575 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veeranandal?606705 - How far is Veeranandal from Tiruvannamalai?35 km by road - What is the population of Veeranandal?2,935 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veeranandal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veeranandal?67.4% (Census 2011)