# Vadakuthu Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/vadakuthu/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Vadakuthu Vadakuthu is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607303**. The 2011 Census counted **21,236 people in 5,169 households**, the 1st largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 21,236people (2011) - 5,169households - 83.9%literacy - 607303PIN code ## Vadakuthu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakuthu is 607303.** Vadakuthu falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607303 - Gram panchayatKeelur, Vadakuthu , Indira Nagar - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636692 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakuthu from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)38 km by road - Vadalur (nearest town)4 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 Vadakuthu? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakuthu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 3 · 9 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 9 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 9 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 3 · 9 doctors - ●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 - ●ATMIn 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 · Vadalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kurinjipadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vadalur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Vadakuthu known for? The main crops are **cashew, paddy and ground nut**. About 74% of the 1,280 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Vadakuthu Of every 100 households in Vadakuthu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Vadakuthu · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****61%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **77% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **70% Use banking services ****64%** **43% Television ****85%** **90% Mobile phone ****74%** **63% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****55%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****72%** **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 Vadakuthu? ■ Vadakuthu · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **876 Working population ****38.7%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 76.3% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,002 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,053 (13%) · **■** Household industry 292 (4%) · **■** Other work 3,878 (47%) · **■** Marginal 1,989 (24%) 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 - Puliyur9,701 people - Valudambattu8,900 people - Kilur6,314 people - Vadakkumelur6,132 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakuthu?607303 - How far is Vadakuthu from Cuddalore?38 km by road - What is the population of Vadakuthu?21,236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakuthu in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakuthu?83.9% (Census 2011)