Geographic Location of Veerakkal

The village Veerakkal is located in Mettur Taluk of Salem District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Veerakkal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Nangavalli Community Development Block. The nearest town is Nangavalli, which is about 3 kilometers away from Veerakkal.

Travel and Communication for Veerakkal

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Veerakkal,
Salem,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 636454

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Veerakkal

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

Social Structure of Veerakkal

As per available data from the year 2009, 3418 persons live in 957 house holds in the village Veerakkal. There are 1602 female individuals and 1816 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.87% and males constitute 53.13% of the total population.

There are 928 scheduled castes persons of which 445 are females and 483 are males. Females constitute 47.95% and males constitute 52.05% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 27.15% of the total population.

Population density of Veerakkal is 295.27 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Veerakkal

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Total area of Veerakkal is 1157.58 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 785 ha. About 418 ha is un-irrigated area. About 367 ha is irrigated area. About 367 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 318 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.38 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 17.72 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 35.48 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Veerakkal

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

There is a government primary school in the village Veerakkal.

There is a government middle school in the village Veerakkal.

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

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

Colleges in Veerakkal

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Mettur, which is more than 10 kms away from Veerakkal.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in M.kalipatti, which is more than 10 kms away from Veerakkal.

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Salem, which is more than 10 kms away from Veerakkal.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in M.kalipatti, which is more than 10 kms away from Veerakkal.

Other Educational Facilities in Veerakkal

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Veerakkal

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Veerakkal.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Veerakkal.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Veerakkal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Veerakkal.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Veerakkal.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Veerakkal.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Veerakkal.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Veerakkal.

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