# Vadakkupalayam Village, Kattumannarkoil – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/vadakkupalayam/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Vadakkupalayam Vadakkupalayam is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608701**. The 2011 Census counted **4,961 people in 1,160 households**, the 4th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 4,961people (2011) - 1,160households - 74.5%literacy - 608701PIN code ## Vadakkupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkupalayam is 608701.** Vadakkupalayam falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608701 - Gram panchayatVadakkupalayam - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkupalayam from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)64 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)33 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 Vadakkupalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kozhai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palayankottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Vadakkupalayam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and water melon**. About 76% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Vadakkupalayam Of every 100 households in Vadakkupalayam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadakkupalayam · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****13%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **81% Use banking services ****41%** **44% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****61%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Vadakkupalayam? ■ Vadakkupalayam · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **886 Working population ****45.8%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 66.5% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (25%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 359 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,231 (54%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Karunakaranallur5,361 people - Solatharam5,024 people - Kozhai4,974 people - Vadakkukulakudi4,439 people - Elleri4,267 people - Ramapuram4,244 people - Komaratchi3,938 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkupalayam?608701 - How far is Vadakkupalayam from Cuddalore?64 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkupalayam?4,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkupalayam in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkupalayam?74.5% (Census 2011)