Agriculture is the main occupation. Most of the people work in farm fields and rolling Beedi. The main crops are paddy, onion, tomato, brinjal, tamarind, green chili, red chili, coconut. It is also known for its vast paddy and coconut fields. Most of the last generation of residents were farmers; however, many are now employed in various parts of India and in foreign countries such as the United States, Singapore, Malaysia and the Persian Gulf.
Geography and Climateedit
It has an average elevation of 101 meters above mean sea level. The climate is dry and hot, with Southwest monsoon rains during October–December. Temperatures during summer reach a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 26.3 °C, though temperatures over 43 °C are not uncommon. Winter temperatures range between 29.6 and 18 °C. The average annual rainfall is about 85 cm.
The town is surrounded by two rivers Chittar River and Hanumanathi. Both Hanumanathi and Chittar River merges rightly exactly in this village thus forming the major tributary to Thamirabarani River.
Revenue Villagesedit
The Revenue Villages which fall under Veerakeralampudur are:[1]
M.S.P.V.L. Polytechnic (10 km from Veerakeralampudur), Pavoorchatram
Senthil Andaver Polytechnic (12 km from Veerakeralampudur), Ayikudi - Tenkasi
Sattanathar Karaiyalar arts college Tenkasi
J.P College of Engineering (12 km from Veerakeralampudur), Ayikudi - Tenkasi
J.P Arts & Science College (12 km from Veerakeralampudur), Ayikudi - Tenkasi
Festivaledit
Sri Navaneethekrishna Swamy Temple Car Festival.
Referencesedit
^"Revenue Administration". Tirunelveli District Administration. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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veerakeralampudur, small, town, tenkasi, district, indian, state, tamil, nadu, pudur, puthur, townpaddy, fields, around, location, tamil, nadu, indiacoordinates, 9364800, 448950, 9364800, 448950country, indiastatetamil, nadudistricttenkasitalukaspopulation, to. Veerakeralampudur is a small town in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Veerakeralampudur V K Pudur V K Puthur TownPaddy Fields around VeerakeralampudurVeerakeralampudurLocation in Tamil Nadu IndiaCoordinates 8 56 11 N 77 26 56 E 8 9364800 N 77 448950 E 8 9364800 77 448950Country IndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictTenkasiTalukasVeerakeralampudurPopulation Total6 483Languages OfficialTamilTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN627861Telephone code04633 277xxxVehicle registrationTN72 TN76Nearest cityTenkasiSex ratio1089 Literacy765 Lok Sabha constituencyTenkasiVidhan Sabha constituencyTenkasi Contents 1 Economy 1 1 Agriculture 2 Geography and Climate 2 1 Revenue Villages 3 Demographics 4 Education 4 1 Schools 4 2 Colleges Near Veerakeralampudur 5 Festival 6 ReferencesEconomy editAgriculture edit Agriculture is the main occupation Most of the people work in farm fields and rolling Beedi The main crops are paddy onion tomato brinjal tamarind green chili red chili coconut It is also known for its vast paddy and coconut fields Most of the last generation of residents were farmers however many are now employed in various parts of India and in foreign countries such as the United States Singapore Malaysia and the Persian Gulf Geography and Climate editIt has an average elevation of 101 meters above mean sea level The climate is dry and hot with Southwest monsoon rains during October December Temperatures during summer reach a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 26 3 C though temperatures over 43 C are not uncommon Winter temperatures range between 29 6 and 18 C The average annual rainfall is about 85 cm The town is surrounded by two rivers Chittar River and Hanumanathi Both Hanumanathi and Chittar River merges rightly exactly in this village thus forming the major tributary to Thamirabarani River Revenue Villages edit The Revenue Villages which fall under Veerakeralampudur are 1 Achankundram Agaram Anaikulam Kalluthu Karuvantha Keelakalangal Kulaiyaneri Kurichampatti Marukkalankulam Melakalangal Melamaruthappapuram Muthammalpuram Navaneethakrishnapuram Palapathiraramapuram Rajagopalaperi Sivagurunathapuram Surandai Thayarthoppu Uthumalai Thuthikulam Vadakkukavalakurichi Vadi Veerakeralampudur Veeranam Vellakkal ZaminsurandaiDemographics editVEERAKERALAMPUDUR RURAL Parameter Total Male Female Percentage Sex RatioPopulation 6483 3211 3272 100 1019Population 0 6 704 323 381 12 18 1180Scheduled Castes 202 102 100 3 5 980Scheduled Tribes 0 0 0 0 0Literates 4373 2538 1835 75 67 723Illiterates 2110 673 1437 24 33 2135Workers 3533 1831 1702 54 5 930Main Workers 3416 1737 1679 52 69 967Main Cultivatorss 522 435 87 15 28 200Main Agricultural labourer 778 588 190 22 78 756Main Workers in household industries 1373 67 1306 40 19 19493Main Other Workers 743 647 96 21 75 273Marginal Workers 117 94 23 1 8 479Marginal Cultivators 10 9 1 8 55 111Marginal Agricultural labourers 87 71 16 74 36 225Marginal Workers in Household industries 4 1 3 3 42 3000Marginal Other Workers 16 13 3 13 68 231Non WorkersHouseholds 2950 1380 1570 45 5 1138Households 1675Education editSchools edit Government Hr sec School Anna Boys Hr sec School St Antony s girls Hr sec School RC Primary School Government Primary School Anna Primary SchoolColleges Near Veerakeralampudur edit Government ITI Veerakeralampudur Anna Teacher Training Institute Veerakeralampudur Sardar Raja Engineering College 6 km from Veerakeralampudur Tenkasi Alangulam road Athiuttru Tamizhlur Alangulam Government College of Arts amp Science Surandai 6 km from Veerakeralampudur M S P V L Polytechnic 10 km from Veerakeralampudur Pavoorchatram Senthil Andaver Polytechnic 12 km from Veerakeralampudur Ayikudi Tenkasi Sattanathar Karaiyalar arts college Tenkasi J P College of Engineering 12 km from Veerakeralampudur Ayikudi Tenkasi J P Arts amp Science College 12 km from Veerakeralampudur Ayikudi TenkasiFestival editSri Navaneethekrishna Swamy Temple Car Festival References edit Revenue Administration Tirunelveli District Administration Retrieved 16 October 2018 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veerakeralampudur Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veerakeralampudur amp oldid 1161392818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
