Veppankulam

Veppankulam
village
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Taluk Pattukkottai
Population (2001)
 • Total 1,474
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Veppankulam is a village in the Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

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 97 acres (390,000 m2) 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.

                                                                                               vepankulam 5 stoping:kalukadai bus stop 2.tea kadai bus stop near high school 3.pokulam bus stop near mariyamman temple 4.cocount bus stop 5.kodress bus stop

References

  • "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.

President of Veppankulam Mr.V.P. Singathurai


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