# Vadagarai Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Vadagarai

Vadagarai is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **4,900 people in 1,262 households**, the 6th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 4,900people (2011)
- 1,262households
- 78.9%literacy
- 625706PIN code

## Vadagarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadagarai is 625706.** Vadagarai falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625706
- Gram panchayatVadagarai
- Community development blockThirumangalam
- Census village code640959

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

## How far is Vadagarai from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road
- Thirumangalam (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 Vadagarai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Vadagarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirumangalam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kalligudi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vadagarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 23% of the 1,007 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Vadagarai

Of every 100 households in Vadagarai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vadagarai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**70%

Use banking services ****62%**

**51%

Television ****91%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****67%**

**85%

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 Vadagarai?

■ Vadagarai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**912

Working population ****40.9%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 70.8% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (20%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,185 (59%) · **■** Marginal 200 (10%)

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 Thirumangalam

- Villur5,625 people
- Kalligudi5,427 people
- Kurayur5,362 people
- Melakottai5,156 people
- Vellakulam4,867 people
- Urappanur4,644 people
- Kinnimangalam4,572 people
- Sathangudi4,369 people

[All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadagarai?625706
- How far is Vadagarai from Madurai?25 km by road
- What is the population of Vadagarai?4,900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadagarai in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadagarai?78.9% (Census 2011)