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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{About|the village in Viluppuram district||Veerapandi (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Veerapandi
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|02|47|N|79|12|58|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Viluppuram district|Viluppuram]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kandachipuram taluk|Kandachipuram]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Revenue block]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Mugaiyur block|Mugaiyur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 10.9
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 7,690
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 605758
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-4153
| registration_plate = TN-32
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Veerapandi''' is a [[revenue village]] in the [[Mugaiyur block]] and [[Kandachipuram taluk]] of [[Viluppuram district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District map|url=https://viluppuram.nic.in/about-district/maps/|publisher=viluppuram.nic.in|date=2021-03-17|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>

==Geography==
Veerapandi is within Kandachipuram taluk, which is in the southwestern part of Viluppuram district. It covers {{convert|10.9|km2|sqmi}} of land in the northwestern part of the taluk, near the border with [[Tiruvannamalai district]]. It is located {{convert|9|km|mi}} west of [[Kanchipuram]], the taluk headquarters, {{convert|30|km|mi}} northwest of [[Viluppuram]], the district headquarters, and {{convert|150|km|mi}} southwest of the state capital of [[Chennai]]. The village is within the [[drainage basin]] of the [[Ponnaiyar River|Thenpennai River]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram District Census Handbook (A)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3306_PART_A_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viluppuram District Census Handbook (B)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3306_PART_B_DCHB_VILUPPURAM.pdf|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Viluppuram district]]

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