# Vadagounchi Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/vadagounchi/ Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul # Vadagounchi Vadagounchi is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624107**. The 2011 Census counted **4,434 people in 1,190 households**, the 6th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 4,434people (2011) - 1,190households - 68.9%literacy - 624107PIN code ## Vadagounchi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadagounchi is 624107.** Vadagounchi falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624107 - Gram panchayatVadagounchi - Community development blockKodaikanal - Census village code635436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadagounchi from nearby towns? - Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)96 km by road - Kodaikanal (nearest town)25 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 Vadagounchi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Vadagounchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Kodaikanal - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kodaikanal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Vadagounchi known for? The main crops are **banana, coffee and cardamom**. About 28% of the 9,506 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,644 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 Vadagounchi Of every 100 households in Vadagounchi in 2011, 60 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadagounchi · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **79% Toilet within the home ****11%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **68% Tap water ****62%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **82% Use banking services ****51%** **46% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****47%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****87%** **79% 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 Vadagounchi? ■ Vadagounchi · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **955 Working population ****63.0%** **58.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 61.4% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,366 (85%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (6%) · **■** Marginal 107 (4%) 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 Kodaikanal - Mannavanur8,117 people - Kookkal7,024 people - Poondi5,816 people - Poombarai5,574 people - Kamanur3,699 people - Adukkam3,665 people - Periyur3,202 people - Thandigudi3,123 people [All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadagounchi?624107 - How far is Vadagounchi from Dindigul?96 km by road - What is the population of Vadagounchi?4,434 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadagounchi in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadagounchi?68.9% (Census 2011)