# Paganatham Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul 

# Paganatham

Paganatham is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624702**. The 2011 Census counted **7,556 people in 1,803 households**, the 7th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 7,556people (2011)
- 1,803households
- 65.7%literacy
- 624702PIN code

## Paganatham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paganatham is 624702.** Paganatham falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624702
- Gram panchayatPaganatham
- Community development blockVadamadurai
- Census village code635270

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

## How far is Paganatham from nearby towns?

- Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)28 km by road
- Eriodu (nearest town)5 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 Paganatham?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Paganatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Eriodu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dindigul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Paganatham known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and bulrush**. About 32% of the 1,790 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Paganatham

Of every 100 households in Paganatham in 2011, 87 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paganatham · ■ Vedasandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****87%**

**75%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**73%

Use banking services ****70%**

**49%

Television ****70%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**29%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paganatham?

■ Paganatham · ■ Vedasandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**899

Working population ****62.0%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 819 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,463 (53%) · **■** Household industry 75 (2%) · **■** Other work 656 (14%) · **■** Marginal 675 (14%)

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

- Vembur9,536 people
- Kombai8,918 people
- Pudukottai7,967 people
- Sukkampatti7,580 people
- Gudalur7,110 people
- Kalvarpatti6,995 people
- Nagayakottai6,919 people
- Velvankottai6,867 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paganatham?624702
- How far is Paganatham from Dindigul?28 km by road
- What is the population of Paganatham?7,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paganatham in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paganatham?65.7% (Census 2011)