# Vadapalanji, Madurai South, Madurai – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/vadapalanji/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Vadapalanji Vadapalanji is a village in [Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/) sub-district of [Madurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **625021**. The 2011 Census counted **6,590 people in 1,723 households**, the 2nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 6,590people (2011) - 1,723households - 72.6%literacy - 625021PIN code ## Vadapalanji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadapalanji is 625021.** Vadapalanji falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625021 - Gram panchayatVadapalanji - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641024 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadapalanji from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)14 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)14 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 Vadapalanji? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Vadapalanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karadipatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thanakkankulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Vadapalanji known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and maize**. About 13% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Vadapalanji Of every 100 households in Vadapalanji in 2011, 90 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vadapalanji · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****29%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **64% Tap water ****97%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **47% Use banking services ****59%** **50% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****71%** **67% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****71%** **77% 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 Vadapalanji? ■ Vadapalanji · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **962 Working population ****47.8%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 62.7% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (16%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,643 (52%) · **■** Marginal 883 (28%) 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 South - Perungudi9,081 people - Valayankulam5,705 people - Chinthamani5,070 people - Thuvariman4,962 people - Puliyankulam3,365 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadapalanji?625021 - How far is Vadapalanji from Madurai?14 km by road - What is the population of Vadapalanji?6,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadapalanji in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadapalanji?72.6% (Census 2011)