# Andaman Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/andaman/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Andaman Andaman is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625014**. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 134 households**, the 86th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 542people (2011) - 134households - 79.7%literacy - 625014PIN code ## Andaman PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Andaman is 625014.** Andaman falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625014 - Gram panchayatVelliyankundram - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640583 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Andaman from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)15 km by road - Anaiyur (nearest town)11 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 Andaman? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Andaman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Periyapatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadavur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kannanendal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Andaman known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 50% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Andaman Of every 100 households in Andaman in 2011, 86 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Andaman · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **64% Tap water ****93%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **63% Use banking services ****35%** **46% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **81% 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 Andaman? ■ Andaman · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **936 Working population ****64.0%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 70.3% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 34 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (23%) · **■** Other work 149 (43%) · **■** Marginal 83 (24%) 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 Madurai North - Ilangiyendal598 people - Senkottai585 people - Vittankulam551 people - Keelapandi545 people - Karseri536 people - Isalani535 people - Udangundu503 people - Chettikulam493 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Andaman?625014 - How far is Andaman from Madurai?15 km by road - What is the population of Andaman?542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Andaman in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Andaman?79.7% (Census 2011)