Veerakeralampudur Taluk

Veerakeralampudur Taluk

Veerakeralampudur Taluk in Tirunelveli district

Administration 


Veerakeralamputhur taluk is a taluk of Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Veerakeralampudur.

Other Name:
Veerakeralampudur, Veerakeralamputhur,V.K.Pudur, V.K.Puthur, வீரகேரளம்புதூர், வீ.கே.புதூர்.

Agriculture
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.

Population
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Veerakeralamputhur taluk had a population of 122,992 with 60,708 males and 62,284 females. There were 1026 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 68.8. Child population in the age group below 6 was 6,398 Males and 6,168 Females.


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 village 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.


Veerakeralamputhur Taluk - Revenue Villages

Achankuttam
Agaram
Anaikulam
Karuvantha
Keelakalangal
Kulaiyaneri
Kurichampatti
Marukkalankulam
Melakalangal
Melamaruthappapuram
Muthammalpuram
Navaneethakrishnapuram
Palapathiraramapuram
Rajagopalaperi
Sivagurunathapuram
Surandai
Uthumalai
Vadakkukavalakurichi
Vadioor
Veerakeralampudur
Veeranam
Vellakkal
Zaminsurandai

Demographics

Sl.No	Name of the Taluk	Name of the Firka	Village Code	Village Name
1	Veerakeralampudur	01 SURANDAI	004	AANAIKULAM
			012	JAMEENSURANDAI
			001	KULAIYANERI
			002	SIVAGURUNATHAPURAM
			003	SURANDAI-1
			003	SURANDAI-2
1		02 VEERAKERALAMPUDUR	016	AGARAM
			015	RAJAGOPALAPERI
			017	VEERAANAM
			014	VEERAKERALAMPUDUR
			013	VELLAKKAAL
1		03 KARUVANTHA	011	ATCHANKUTTAM
			009	KARUVANTHAA
			006	KEELAKALANGAL
			008	KURIJAAMPATTI
			005	MELAKALANGAL
			007	NAVANEETHAKRISHNAPURAM
			010	VAADIOOR
1		04 UTHUMALAI	022	MARUKKALAANKULAM
			020	MELAMARUTHAPPAPURAM
			023	MUTHAMMALPURAM
			021	PALAPATHIRARAMAPURAM
			019	UTHUMALAI
			018	VADAKKUKAAVALAKURICHI

VEERAKERALAMPUDUR-RURAL

Parameter	Total	Male	Female	Percentage	Sex Ratio
Population	6483	3211	3272	100	1019
Population (0-6)	704	323	381	12.18	1180
Scheduled Castes	202	102	100	3.5	980
Scheduled Tribes	0	0	0	0	0
Literates	4373	2538	1835	75.67	723
Illiterates	2110	673	1437	24.33	2135
Workers	3533	1831	1702	54.5	930
Main Workers	3416	1737	1679	52.69	967
Main Cultivatorss	522	435	87	15.28	200
Main Agricultural labourer	778	588	190	22.78	756
Main Workers in household industries	1373	67	1306	40.19	19493
Main Other Workers	743	647	96	21.75	273
Marginal Workers	117	94	23	1.8	479
Marginal Cultivators	10	9	1	8.55	111
Marginal Agricultural labourers	87	71	16	74.36	225
Marginal Workers in Household industries	4	1	3	3.42	3000
Marginal Other Workers	16	13	3	13.68	231
Non WorkersHouseholds	2950	1380	1570	45.5	1138
Households			1675