# Veeracholapuram Village, Kallakkurichi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/veeracholapuram/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Veeracholapuram Veeracholapuram is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606206**. The 2011 Census counted **3,725 people in 912 households**, the 26th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 3,725people (2011) - 912households - 67.3%literacy - 606206PIN code ## Veeracholapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veeracholapuram is 606206.** Veeracholapuram falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606206 - Gram panchayatV.Palayam, Veeracholapura - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633450 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? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)80 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)6 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Veeracholapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 64% of the 1,246 hectares of village land is sown, and 794 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, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veeracholapuram · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****90%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **73% Use banking services ****52%** **50% Television ****82%** **84% Mobile phone ****74%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **918 Working population ****50.3%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 56.5% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 314 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 931 (50%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 285 (15%) · **■** Marginal 332 (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 Kallakkurichi - Vilambur3,957 people - Koogaiyur3,901 people - Manmalai3,892 people - Koothakudi3,860 people - Pukkiravari3,566 people - Kudiraichandal3,465 people - Asakalathur3,458 people - Parigam3,419 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veeracholapuram?606206 - How far is Veeracholapuram from Viluppuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Veeracholapuram?3,725 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veeracholapuram in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veeracholapuram?67.3% (Census 2011)