# Veerappanur Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/veerappanur/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Veerappanur Veerappanur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635703**. The 2011 Census counted **3,269 people in 784 households**, the 25th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,269people (2011) - 784households - 42.1%literacy - 635703PIN code ## Veerappanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veerappanur is 635703.** Veerappanur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635703 - Gram panchayatVeerappanur - Community development blockJawadhu Hills - Census village code631658 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veerappanur from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)48 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Odugathur (nearest town)20 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 Veerappanur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Veerappanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ananthapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Virupachipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Veerappanur known for? The main crops are **samai, horse gram and sesame seeds**. About 60% of the 703 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Veerappanur Of every 100 households in Veerappanur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Veerappanur · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **90% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **87% Tap water ****59%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **76% Use banking services ****12%** **40% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****32%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Veerappanur? ■ Veerappanur · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **917 Working population ****63.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.3% for men and 29.8% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 488 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 791 (38%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (5%) · **■** Marginal 655 (32%) 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 Polur - Severapoondi3,528 people - Mansurabad3,525 people - Athuvambady3,399 people - Mandakolathur3,273 people - Elathur3,229 people - Mambattu3,201 people - Potharai3,116 people - Kanthapalayam3,103 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veerappanur?635703 - How far is Veerappanur from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Veerappanur?3,269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerappanur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veerappanur?42.1% (Census 2011)