# Thiruvedagam Village, Vadipatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/thiruvedagam/ Village · Vadipatti, Madurai # Thiruvedagam Thiruvedagam is a village in Vadipatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625234**. The 2011 Census counted **3,094 people in 793 households**, the 18th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 3,094people (2011) - 793households - 78.0%literacy - 625234PIN code ## Thiruvedagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thiruvedagam is 625234.** Thiruvedagam falls in Vadipatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625234 - Gram panchayatThiruvedagam - Community development blockVadipatti - Census village code640778 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thiruvedagam from nearby towns? - Vadipatti (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road - Sholavandan (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 Thiruvedagam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Thiruvedagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadipatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Thiruvedagam known for? The main crops are **coconut and banana**. About 53% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Thiruvedagam Of every 100 households in Thiruvedagam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thiruvedagam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****50%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **70% Tap water ****98%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **75% Use banking services ****68%** **51% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****69%** **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 Thiruvedagam? ■ Thiruvedagam · ■ Vadipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **938 Working population ****50.5%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 70.7% for women. 62% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 700 (45%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 430 (28%) · **■** Marginal 328 (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 Vadipatti - Ayanthenkarai3,937 people - Chittalangudi3,696 people - Karupatti3,399 people - Vavidamaruthur3,386 people - Kondayampatti2,999 people - Senthamangalam2,704 people - Valayapatti2,569 people - Kattakulam2,440 people [All 73 villages in Vadipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thiruvedagam?625234 - How far is Thiruvedagam from Madurai?20 km by road - What is the population of Thiruvedagam?3,094 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thiruvedagam in?Madurai district (Vadipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thiruvedagam?78.0% (Census 2011)