# Vagarai Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Palani, Dindigul 

# Vagarai

Vagarai is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624613**. The 2011 Census counted **2,142 people in 640 households**, the 25th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,142people (2011)
- 640households
- 63.4%literacy
- 624613PIN code

## Vagarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vagarai is 624613.** Vagarai falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624613
- Gram panchayatVagarai
- Community development blockThoppampatti
- Census village code635134

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

## How far is Vagarai from nearby towns?

- Palani (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)80 km by road
- Keeranur (nearest town)8 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 Vagarai?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Vagarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Keeranur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thalaiyuthu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Vagarai known for?

The main crops are **maize, ground nut and tomato**. Products made here include dress and thread. About 75% of the 1,515 hectares of village land is sown, and 396 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 Vagarai

Of every 100 households in Vagarai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vagarai · ■ Palani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****80%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**57%

Use banking services ****87%**

**51%

Television ****80%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****89%**

**85%

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 Vagarai?

■ Vagarai · ■ Palani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**937

Working population ****64.0%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 54.6% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 508 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (32%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 162 (12%) · **■** Marginal 251 (18%)

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 Palani

- Sukkamanaickenpatti2,251 people
- Akkaraipatti2,195 people
- Thummalapatti2,194 people
- Pethanaickenpatti2,164 people
- Pachalanaickenpatti2,042 people
- Ayyampalayam1,901 people
- Kolumakondan1,861 people
- Erramanaickenpatti1,849 people

[All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vagarai?624613
- How far is Vagarai from Dindigul?80 km by road
- What is the population of Vagarai?2,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vagarai in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vagarai?63.4% (Census 2011)