# Vanjiur Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/vanjiur/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Vanjiur Vanjiur is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **611002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,234 people in 579 households**, the 10th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 2,234people (2011) - 579households - 85.9%literacy - 611002PIN code ## Vanjiur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vanjiur is 611002.** Vanjiur falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code611002 - Gram panchayatVanjiyur - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644994 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vanjiur from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)12 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)12 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 Vanjiur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vanjiur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagore - ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Vanjiur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include mono choloride & benzine, tyre retreading and soaps & detergents, steel rods. About 3% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Vanjiur Of every 100 households in Vanjiur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vanjiur · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****44%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **47% Tap water ****87%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **50% Use banking services ****60%** **70% Television ****65%** **73% Mobile phone ****62%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **11% Own their home ****58%** **71% 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 Vanjiur? ■ Vanjiur · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **970 Working population ****34.7%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 81.0% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 639 (82%) · **■** Marginal 103 (13%) 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 Karaikal Taluk - Vizhidiur3,435 people - Keezhaiyur3,262 people - Kizhamanai2,851 people - Keezhaiyur2,687 people - Polagam1,888 people - Poovam1,565 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanjiur?611002 - How far is Vanjiur from Karaikal?12 km by road - What is the population of Vanjiur?2,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanjiur in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Vanjiur?85.9% (Census 2011)