# Vanikarai Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/vanikarai/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Vanikarai Vanikarai is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624710**. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 332 households**, the 51st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,310people (2011) - 332households - 64.0%literacy - 624710PIN code ## Vanikarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vanikarai is 624710.** Vanikarai falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624710 - Gram panchayatVanikarai - Community development blockGuziliamparai - Census village code635249 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vanikarai from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)40 km by road - Vedasandur (nearest town)20 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 Vanikarai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vanikarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramanathapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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 · 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 Vanikarai known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and chilli**. About 13% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Vanikarai Of every 100 households in Vanikarai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vanikarai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **86% Toilet within the home ****34%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **84% Tap water ****89%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **73% Use banking services ****63%** **49% Television ****78%** **77% Mobile phone ****52%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **9% Own their home ****95%** **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 Vanikarai? ■ Vanikarai · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207** **899 Working population ****55.3%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 51.3% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (72%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (11%) · **■** 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 - Nallur1,772 people - Morepatti1,681 people - Usilampatti1,600 people - Chinnaluppai1,397 people - Ramanathapuram1,295 people - Kulathupatti1,273 people - Pudipuram915 people - Dhalipatti730 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanikarai?624710 - How far is Vanikarai from Dindigul?40 km by road - What is the population of Vanikarai?1,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanikarai in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vanikarai?64.0% (Census 2011)