# Vezhappadi Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/vezhappadi/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Vezhappadi Vezhappadi is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 249 households**, the 123rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,201people (2011) - 249households - 42.8%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Vezhappadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vezhappadi is 606207.** Vezhappadi falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatVellimalai - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633340 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vezhappadi from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)30 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 Vezhappadi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Vezhappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Vellimalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadakanandal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Vezhappadi known for? The main crops are **paddy and tapioca**. About 14% of the 1,579 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Vezhappadi Of every 100 households in Vezhappadi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vezhappadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****16%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **77% Use banking services ****31%** **49% Television ****4%** **76% Mobile phone ****26%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****56%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Vezhappadi? ■ Vezhappadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1210** **939 Working population ****60.2%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.1% for men and 33.5% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 406 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (16%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 200 (28%) 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 Sankarapuram - Velaiyambattu1,283 people - Keelapattu1,274 people - Ulagudaiyambattu1,218 people - Varagur1,216 people - Maniyarpalayam1,186 people - Anaikkaraikkottalam1,185 people - Suthamalai1,166 people - Muttiyam1,163 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vezhappadi?606207 - How far is Vezhappadi from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Vezhappadi?1,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vezhappadi in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vezhappadi?42.8% (Census 2011)