Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai # Veppurchekkadi Veppurchekkadi is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606706. The 2011 Census counted 2,210 people in 503 households, the 33rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,210 people (2011) - 503 households - 51.8% literacy - 606706 PIN code ## Veppurchekkadi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Veppurchekkadi is 606706. Veppurchekkadi falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606706 - Gram panchayat Veppurchekkadi - Community development block Thandrampet - Census village code 631981 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Veppurchekkadi from nearby towns? - Thandrampet (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 37 km by road - Chengam (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Veppurchekkadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Veppurchekkadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sathanur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chengam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Thandrampet - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 13 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Veppurchekkadi known for? The main crops are paddy, tapioca and cotton. About 39% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Veppurchekkadi Of every 100 households in Veppurchekkadi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Veppurchekkadi · ■ Thandrampet rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 91% - Toilet within the home 7% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 85% - Tap water 99% 89% - Drinking water within premises 28% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81% - Use banking services 14% 47% - Television 84% 86% - Mobile phone 59% 62% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 8% 6% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Veppurchekkadi? ■ Veppurchekkadi · ■ Thandrampet rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.8% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 992 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 920 - Working population 54.8% 53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 39.1% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 322 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 804 (66%) · ■ Household industry 18 (1%) · ■ Other work 53 (4%) · ■ Marginal 14 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thandrampet - Se.Gudalur 2,311 people - Agarampallipattu 2,307 people - Thiruvadathanur 2,306 people - Valavachanur 2,214 people - Perayampattu 1,966 people - Varagur 1,822 people - Thondamanur 1,761 people - Keelamanjanoor 1,701 people All 73 villages in Thandrampet ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veppurchekkadi? 606706 - How far is Veppurchekkadi from Tiruvannamalai? 37 km by road - What is the population of Veppurchekkadi? 2,210 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veppurchekkadi in? Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veppurchekkadi? 51.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/veppurchekkadi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.