# Veppalai Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/veppalai/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Veppalai Veppalai is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632520**. The 2011 Census counted **1,826 people in 445 households**, the 56th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,826people (2011) - 445households - 74.0%literacy - 632520PIN code ## Veppalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veppalai is 632520.** Veppalai falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632520 - Gram panchayatVeppalai - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630388 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veppalai from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvalam (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 Veppalai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Veppalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melpadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thenpalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Veppalai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include inscense sticks. About 34% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Veppalai Of every 100 households in Veppalai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veppalai · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****9%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **72% Tap water ****97%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **61% Use banking services ****56%** **38% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****80%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****89%** **91% 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 Veppalai? ■ Veppalai · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785** **967 Working population ****51.9%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 285 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (24%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 324 (34%) · **■** Marginal 99 (10%) 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 Katpadi - Puthur2,078 people - Alanganeri2,038 people - Balekuppam1,978 people - Kilur1,911 people - Mudinampattu1,823 people - Thondanthulasi1,820 people - Mutharasikuppam1,809 people - Machanur1,735 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veppalai?632520 - How far is Veppalai from Vellore?30 km by road - What is the population of Veppalai?1,826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veppalai in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veppalai?74.0% (Census 2011)