# Vadakarai Village, Tittakudi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/vadakarai/ Village · Tittakudi, Cuddalore # Vadakarai Vadakarai is a village in Tittakudi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606105**. The 2011 Census counted **965 people in 284 households**, the 100th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 965people (2011) - 284households - 77.4%literacy - 606105PIN code ## Vadakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakarai is 606105.** Vadakarai falls in Tittakudi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606105 - Gram panchayatVadakarai - Community development blockNallur - Census village code637277 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakarai from nearby towns? - Tittakudi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)82 km by road - Pennadam (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 Vadakarai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pennadam - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pennadam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Vadakarai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane and paddy**. About 73% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Vadakarai Of every 100 households in Vadakarai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vadakarai · ■ Tittakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **85% Tap water ****100%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **78% Use banking services ****42%** **62% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****40%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **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 Vadakarai? ■ Vadakarai · ■ Tittakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **873 Working population ****63.4%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 67.7% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 180 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) 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 Tittakudi - Meladhanur1,015 people - Chithur Va.1,013 people - Kachimailur1,012 people - Kothanur.Ma976 people - Perangiyam921 people - Thiruvattathurai915 people - Adharnatham898 people - Neivasal868 people [All 128 villages in Tittakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakarai?606105 - How far is Vadakarai from Cuddalore?82 km by road - What is the population of Vadakarai?965 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakarai in?Cuddalore district (Tittakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakarai?77.4% (Census 2011)