# Vandanmedu Village, Udumbanchola, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/udumbanchola/vandanmedu/ Village · Udumbanchola, Idukki # Vandanmedu Vandanmedu is a village in Udumbanchola sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685551**. The 2011 Census counted **12,138 people in 3,344 households**, the 15th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 92.5%. - 12,138people (2011) - 3,344households - 80.6%literacy - 685551PIN code ## Vandanmedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vandanmedu is 685551.** Vandanmedu falls in Udumbanchola sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685551 - Gram panchayatVandanmade - Community development blockKattappana - Census village code628078 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vandanmedu from nearby towns? - Nedumkandam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)45 km by road - Kambam (nearest town)44 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Vandanmedu? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Vandanmedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kattappana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kattappana - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vandanmedu known for? The main crops are **cardamom, coffee and pepper**. About 97% of the 2,912 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,261 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Vandanmedu Of every 100 households in Vandanmedu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vandanmedu · ■ Udumbanchola rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****91%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **8% Tap water ****23%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **83% Use banking services ****45%** **73% Television ****72%** **74% Mobile phone ****79%** **84% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****69%** **86% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Vandanmedu? ■ Vandanmedu · ■ Udumbanchola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **92.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **953 Working population ****56.0%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 75.3% for women. 65% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 537 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,827 (71%) · **■** Household industry 52 (1%) · **■** Other work 836 (12%) · **■** Marginal 544 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Udumbanchola - Rajakkad16,486 people - Rajakumari16,253 people - Baisonvally12,653 people - Chakkupallam12,609 people - Chinnakanal12,005 people - Kanthippara10,901 people - Udumbanchola10,064 people - Upputhode8,755 people [All 23 villages in Udumbanchola](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/udumbanchola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vandanmedu?685551 - How far is Vandanmedu from Painavu?45 km by road - What is the population of Vandanmedu?12,138 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vandanmedu in?Idukki district (Udumbanchola sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vandanmedu?80.6% (Census 2011)