# Deendakkal Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul 

# Deendakkal

Deendakkal is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624620**. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 140 households**, the 57th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 622people (2011)
- 140households
- 61.7%literacy
- 624620PIN code

## Deendakkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Deendakkal is 624620.** Deendakkal falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624620
- Gram panchayatKarungal
- Community development blockGuziliamparai
- Census village code635238

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

## How far is Deendakkal from nearby towns?

- Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)55 km by road
- Karur (nearest town)30 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 Deendakkal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Deendakkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Kujiliyamparai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Deendakkal known for?

The main crops are **maize, red gram and sunflower**. About 30% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Deendakkal

Of every 100 households in Deendakkal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deendakkal · ■ Vedasandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**86%

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

**14%

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

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**75%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**73%

Use banking services ****79%**

**49%

Television ****93%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**29%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Deendakkal?

■ Deendakkal · ■ Vedasandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**899

Working population ****66.2%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (69%) · **■** Other work 49 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Vedasandur

- Kulathupatti1,273 people
- Pudipuram915 people
- Dhalipatti730 people
- Kudappam714 people

[All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Deendakkal?624620
- How far is Deendakkal from Dindigul?55 km by road
- What is the population of Deendakkal?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deendakkal in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Deendakkal?61.7% (Census 2011)
