# Veerapandi Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/veerapandi/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Veerapandi Veerapandi is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605758**. The 2011 Census counted **7,690 people in 1,588 households**, the 1st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 7,690people (2011) - 1,588households - 62.1%literacy - 605758PIN code ## Veerapandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veerapandi is 605758.** Veerapandi falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605758 - Gram panchayatVeerapandi - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633066 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veerapandi from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)10 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 Veerapandi? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Veerapandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakandanallur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Veerapandi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 54% of the 1,090 hectares of village land is sown, and 589 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 Veerapandi Of every 100 households in Veerapandi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Veerapandi · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****15%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **88% Tap water ****97%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **76% Use banking services ****20%** **33% Television ****51%** **84% Mobile phone ****51%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Veerapandi? ■ Veerapandi · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **933 Working population ****45.6%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 51.9% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,277 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,340 (38%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 629 (18%) · **■** Marginal 233 (7%) 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 Tirukkoyilur - Ariyur6,857 people - Sithalingamadam6,801 people - Kandachipuram6,659 people - Sennakunam5,993 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veerapandi?605758 - How far is Veerapandi from Viluppuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Veerapandi?7,690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerapandi in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veerapandi?62.1% (Census 2011)