# Vempanoor Village, Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/vempanoor/ Village · Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari # Vempanoor Vempanoor is a village in Agastheeswaram sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629201**. The 2011 Census counted **10,177 people in 2,740 households**, the 3rd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.3%. - 10,177people (2011) - 2,740households - 93.6%literacy - 629201PIN code ## Vempanoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vempanoor is 629201.** Vempanoor falls in Agastheeswaram sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629201 - Gram panchayatMelasankarankuzhi - Community development blockRajakkamangalam - Census village code643175 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vempanoor from nearby towns? - Nagercoil (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)9 km by road - Asaripallam (nearest town)3 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 Vempanoor? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Vempanoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagercoil - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nagercoil - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Vempanoor known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. Products made here include rice and clay pots. About 78% of the 1,363 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,066 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 Vempanoor Of every 100 households in Vempanoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vempanoor · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****82%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **14% Tap water ****82%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **52% Use banking services ****57%** **66% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****65%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****26%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **86% 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 Vempanoor? ■ Vempanoor · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%** **92.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **947 Working population ****35.9%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 91.6% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (18%) · **■** Household industry 161 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,980 (54%) · **■** Marginal 754 (21%) 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 Agastheeswaram - Neendakara -B19,716 people - Thamaraikulam11,776 people - Kanniyakumari9,773 people - Agasteeswaram7,638 people - Vadasery6,852 people - Dharmapuram6,196 people [All 20 villages in Agastheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vempanoor?629201 - How far is Vempanoor from Nagercoil?9 km by road - What is the population of Vempanoor?10,177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vempanoor in?Kanniyakumari district (Agastheeswaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vempanoor?93.6% (Census 2011)