# Veerashozhapuram Village, Tirukkoyilur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/veerashozhapuram/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Veerashozhapuram Veerashozhapuram is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605755**. The 2011 Census counted **2,584 people in 559 households**, the 55th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 2,584people (2011) - 559households - 69.2%literacy - 605755PIN code ## Veerashozhapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veerashozhapuram is 605755.** Veerashozhapuram falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605755 - Gram panchayatVeerashozhapuram - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633164 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veerashozhapuram from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)24 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)16 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 Veerashozhapuram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Veerashozhapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arkadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mugaiyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Veerashozhapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include bricks. About 51% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Veerashozhapuram Of every 100 households in Veerashozhapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Veerashozhapuram · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **76% Use banking services ****17%** **33% Television ****95%** **84% Mobile phone ****52%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **7% Own their home ****87%** **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 Veerashozhapuram? ■ Veerashozhapuram · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **933 Working population ****51.2%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 61.6% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (4%) · **■** Marginal 746 (56%) 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 - Thimmachur2,809 people - V.Puthur2,809 people - Palengur2,769 people - Sirumadurai2,686 people - V.Chithamur2,582 people - T.Keeranur2,557 people - Murukkambadi2,554 people - Semmar2,547 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veerashozhapuram?605755 - How far is Veerashozhapuram from Viluppuram?24 km by road - What is the population of Veerashozhapuram?2,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerashozhapuram in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Veerashozhapuram?69.2% (Census 2011)