# Vadakkalur Village, Coimbatore North, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/coimbatore-north/vadakkalur/ Village · Coimbatore North, Coimbatore # Vadakkalur Vadakkalur is a village in Coimbatore North sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641653**. The 2011 Census counted **5,640 people in 1,567 households**, the 12th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 5,640people (2011) - 1,567households - 71.4%literacy - 641653PIN code ## Vadakkalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkalur is 641653.** Vadakkalur falls in Coimbatore North sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641653 - Gram panchayatVadakkalur - Community development blockAnnur - Census village code644413 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkalur from nearby towns? - Coimbatore North (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)37 km by road - Annur (nearest town)5 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 Vadakkalur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Annur - ○Degree college10+ km · Saravanampatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Annur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vadakkalur known for? The main crops are **maize, banana and ground nut**. Products made here include handloom sarees. About 62% of the 1,168 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Vadakkalur Of every 100 households in Vadakkalur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vadakkalur · ■ Coimbatore North rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **62% Tap water ****88%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **38% Use banking services ****35%** **43% Television ****81%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **44% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****84%** **82% 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 Vadakkalur? ■ Vadakkalur · ■ Coimbatore North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116** **967 Working population ****57.3%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 61.6% for women. 69% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 524 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 655 (20%) · **■** Household industry 572 (18%) · **■** Other work 1,296 (40%) · **■** Marginal 187 (6%) 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 Coimbatore North - Vellamadai6,874 people - Kondayampalayam6,636 people - Naickenpalayam5,914 people - Kattampatti5,859 people - Kanjappali5,204 people - Keeranatham4,707 people - Pogalur4,671 people - Vellanaipatti4,636 people [All 35 villages in Coimbatore North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/coimbatore-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkalur?641653 - How far is Vadakkalur from Coimbatore?37 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkalur?5,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkalur in?Coimbatore district (Coimbatore North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkalur?71.4% (Census 2011)