# Vachathi Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri 

# Vachathi

Vachathi is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636904**. The 2011 Census counted **1,032 people in 250 households**, the 60th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 1,032people (2011)
- 250households
- 63.2%literacy
- 636904PIN code

## Vachathi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vachathi is 636904.** Vachathi falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636904
- Gram panchayatPethathampatti
- Community development blockHarur
- Census village code643512

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vachathi from nearby towns?

- Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)50 km by road
- Harur (nearest town)11 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 Vachathi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Vachathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Erumiyampatty
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Erumiyampatty
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 24 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 Vachathi known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, sugarcane and paddy**. About 23% of the 652 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Vachathi

Of every 100 households in Vachathi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vachathi · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****70%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**72%

Use banking services ****81%**

**51%

Television ****96%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Vachathi?

■ Vachathi · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**943

Working population ****54.7%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 237 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (48%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Pappireddipatti

- Gedakarahally1,219 people
- Chinnankuppam1,139 people
- Gopalapuram1,122 people
- Thadhanur1,086 people
- Malagapadi940 people
- Gundalamaduvu924 people
- Ajjampatty912 people
- Peddur897 people

[All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vachathi?636904
- How far is Vachathi from Dharmapuri?50 km by road
- What is the population of Vachathi?1,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vachathi in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vachathi?63.2% (Census 2011)
