Veppankulam | |
Other Name: | VPM |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thanjavur |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Pattukkottai |
Leader Title: | Panchayat President |
Leader Name: | ramathash |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1474 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 614906 |
Veppankulam is a village in the Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
The dominant community of the Tamil Kshatriya martial race is a village inhabited by a large number of Kshatriya warrior group Thevar Community people, who are also collectively known as Mukkulathor or Thevar people. As per the 2001 census, Veppankulam had a total population of 1474 with 679 males and 795 females. The sex ratio was 1.171. The literacy rate was 84.89.Veppankulam Coconut Research Station is the largest in the state, having 97acres of land with coconut varieties ECT, WCT, Yellow, Green, Jafna, etc., VHC1 & VHC2 are the new varieties cross-produced by a team of professors in this station. VHC stands for Veppankulam Hybrid Coconut. This station is coconut research arm of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
Mariyamman Temple, located in south of this village is a famous temple in surrounding area. This temple is further beautified by a small pond called Poongulam.