Veppankulam, Kalligudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Veppankulam


The village Veppankulam is located in Kalligudi Taluk of Madurai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Veppankulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kallikudi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kariapatti, which is about 5 kilometers away from Veppankulam.

Travel and Communication for Veppankulam


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Veppankulam,
Madurai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 625701

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Veppankulam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Veppankulam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Veppankulam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Veppankulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 878 persons live in 237 house holds in the village Veppankulam. There are 438 female individuals and 440 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.89% and males constitute 50.11% of the total population.

There are 369 scheduled castes persons of which 183 are females and 186 are males. Females constitute 49.59% and males constitute 50.41% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 42.03% of the total population.

Population density of Veppankulam is 249.39 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Veppankulam


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Total area of Veppankulam is 352.06 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 185.44 ha. About 126.51 ha is un-irrigated area. About 58.93 ha is irrigated area. About 19.23 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 39.7 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 82.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 84.37 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.05 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Veppankulam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Veppankulam.

There is a government primary school in the village Veppankulam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Maruthangudi, which is less than 5 kms away from Veppankulam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Maruthangudi, which is less than 5 kms away from Veppankulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kariapatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

Colleges in Veppankulam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in S.kallupatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in S.kallupatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in S.kallupatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Kariapatti, which is 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Veppankulam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Kalkurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Veppankulam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Melakottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Veppankulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Veppankulam


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Veppankulam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Veppankulam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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