Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Vetchiyur Vetchiyur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 608302. The 2011 Census counted 264 people in 79 households, the 143rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 264 people (2011) - 79 households - 84.1% literacy - 608302 PIN code ## Vetchiyur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vetchiyur is 608302. Vetchiyur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 608302 - Gram panchayat Vennaiyur - Community development block Komaratchi - Census village code 637014 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vetchiyur from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ) 64 km by road - Lalpet (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vetchiyur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Vetchiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Elangambur - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Komaratchi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanchanallur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kattumannarkoil - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vetchiyur known for? The main crops are paddy and black gram. About 88% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vetchiyur Of every 100 households in Vetchiyur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vetchiyur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 95% - Toilet within the home 11% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 80% - Tap water 63% 80% - Drinking water within premises 33% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 81% - Use banking services 66% 44% - Television 98% 91% - Mobile phone 73% 60% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 17% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 1% 4% - Own their home 89% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vetchiyur? ■ Vetchiyur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.1% 77.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 886 - Working population 54.9% 47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 78.4% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (50%) · ■ Other work 36 (25%) · ■ Marginal 29 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kattumannarkoil - Sathamangalam 402 people - Lakshimigudi 388 people - Vauvalthoppu 315 people - Kalikandan 274 people - Oblanjimedu 161 people - Kuppunkuli Poovilandanallur 158 people - Vanadarayanpettai 146 people - Ayankilpuliyangudi 96 people All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vetchiyur? 608302 - How far is Vetchiyur from Cuddalore? 64 km by road - What is the population of Vetchiyur? 264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vetchiyur in? Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vetchiyur? 84.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/vetchiyur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.