# Vadakkumelur, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/vadakkumelur/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Vadakkumelur Vadakkumelur is a village in [Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/) sub-district of [Cuddalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **607301**. The 2011 Census counted **6,132 people in 1,551 households**, the 5th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 6,132people (2011) - 1,551households - 78.5%literacy - 607301PIN code ## Vadakkumelur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkumelur is 607301.** Vadakkumelur falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607301 - Gram panchayatVadakkumelur, Indira Nagar - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636693 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkumelur from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)47 km by road - Vadalur (nearest town)6 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 Vadakkumelur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkumelur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Neyveli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Neyveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Vadakkumelur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 69% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Vadakkumelur Of every 100 households in Vadakkumelur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Vadakkumelur · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****39%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **77% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **70% Use banking services ****80%** **43% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****79%** **63% Computer with internet ****6%** **1% Two-wheeler ****51%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****80%** **92% 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 Vadakkumelur? ■ Vadakkumelur · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **876 Working population ****35.7%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 69.4% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (6%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 992 (45%) · **■** Marginal 995 (45%) 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 Kurinjipadi - Vadakuthu21,236 people - Puliyur9,701 people - Valudambattu8,900 people - Kilur6,314 people - Agaram5,715 people - Karunguli5,449 people - Virupakshi5,246 people - Vengadampettai4,993 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkumelur?607301 - How far is Vadakkumelur from Cuddalore?47 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkumelur?6,132 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkumelur in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkumelur?78.5% (Census 2011)