Village · Raikal, Karimnagar
# Veerapur

Veerapur is a village in Raikal sub-district of Karimnagar district, Telangana, PIN code 505460. The 2011 Census counted 1,470 people in 397 households, the 14th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.
- 1,470 people (2011)
- 397 households
- 52.1% literacy
- 505460 PIN code

## Veerapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Veerapur is 505460. Veerapur falls in Raikal sub-district, Karimnagar district, Telangana.
- PIN code 505460
- Gram panchayat Veerapur
- Community development block Raikal
- Census village code 571654

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Veerapur from nearby towns?
- Raikal (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Karimnagar (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Jagtial (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Veerapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Veerapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Raikal
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Raikal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Koratla
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Veerapur known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and turmeric. Products made here include beedies. About 65% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Veerapur

Of every 100 households in Veerapur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Veerapur · ■ Raikal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 95%
- Toilet within the home 31% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 67%
- Tap water 62% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 59% 62%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 27%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 68%
- Use banking services 44% 46%
- Television 58% 56%
- Mobile phone 65% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 19%
- Own their home 92% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Veerapur?

■ Veerapur · ■ Raikal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 57.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 1052
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 753 966
- Working population 55.9% 58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 41.7% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 204 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 220 (27%) · ■ Household industry 266 (32%) · ■ Other work 108 (13%) · ■ Marginal 23 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Raikal
- Bornapalle 1,890 people
- Kummaripalle 1,881 people
- Oddelingapur 1,722 people
- Tatlavai 1,694 people
- Katkapur 1,454 people
- Dharmajipet 1,258 people
- Chintalur 828 people
- Uppumadige 725 people

All 20 villages in Raikal

## Other places named Veerapur
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- Veerapur · Village, Kulkacharla, Rangareddy · 1,124 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Veerapur? 505460
- How far is Veerapur from Karimnagar? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Veerapur? 1,470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerapur in? Karimnagar district (Raikal sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Veerapur? 52.1% (Census 2011)

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