Veerapandi | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 12.0464°N 79.2161°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Viluppuram |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Kandachipuram |
Subdivision Type4: | Revenue block |
Subdivision Name4: | Mugaiyur |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10.9 |
Population Total: | 7,690 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 605758 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91-4153 |
Registration Plate: | TN-32 |
Veerapandi is a revenue village in the Mugaiyur block and Kandachipuram taluk of Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
Veerapandi is within Kandachipuram taluk, which is in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district. It covers 10.9km2 of land in the northwestern part of the taluk, near the border with Tiruvannamalai district. It is located 9km (06miles) west of Kanchipuram, the taluk headquarters, 30km (20miles) northwest of Viluppuram, the district headquarters, and 150km (90miles) southwest of the state capital of Chennai. The village is within the drainage basin of the Thenpennai River.[2]
In 2011 Veerapandi had a population of 7,690 people living in 1,588 households. 3,789 (49.3%) of the inhabitants were male, while 3,901 (50.7%) were female. 1,059 children in the town, about 13.8% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. 53.5% of the population was literate, with the male rate of 62.7% being notably higher than the female rate of 44.6%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 21.5% and 0.026% of the population, respectively.[3]