# Vadagadu Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul 

# Vadagadu

Vadagadu is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624619**. The 2011 Census counted **4,157 people in 1,238 households**, the 12th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 4,157people (2011)
- 1,238households
- 65.9%literacy
- 624619PIN code

## Vadagadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadagadu is 624619.** Vadagadu falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624619
- Gram panchayatVadagadu
- Community development blockOttanchattiram
- Census village code635231

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

## How far is Vadagadu from nearby towns?

- Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)30 km by road
- Oddanchatram (nearest town)7 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 Vadagadu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vadagadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Oddanchatram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Oddanchatram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Oddanchatram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)21 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 Vadagadu known for?

The main crops are **cauliflower, beans and corn**. About 34% of the 3,257 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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 Vadagadu

Of every 100 households in Vadagadu in 2011, 67 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vadagadu · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**72%

Tap water ****48%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**49%

Use banking services ****41%**

**51%

Television ****84%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Vadagadu?

■ Vadagadu · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**913

Working population ****67.5%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 57.8% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,035 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,464 (52%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (4%) · **■** Marginal 170 (6%)

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 Oddanchatram

- Odaipatty4,348 people
- Porulur4,302 people
- Idayakottai4,222 people
- Athicombai4,173 people
- Koothampoodi4,097 people
- Kariyampatti3,823 people
- Kedayurambu3,769 people
- Ambilikai3,761 people

[All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadagadu?624619
- How far is Vadagadu from Dindigul?30 km by road
- What is the population of Vadagadu?4,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadagadu in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadagadu?65.9% (Census 2011)