# Vadagarai Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam 

# Vadagarai

Vadagarai is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,288 people in 350 households**, the 40th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 1,288people (2011)
- 350households
- 79.3%literacy
- 611104PIN code

## Vadagarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadagarai is 611104.** Vadagarai falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code611104
- Gram panchayatVadakarai
- Community development blockKilvelur
- Census village code637711

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?

- Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)6 km by road
- Nagapattinam (nearest town)6 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 · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kilvelur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagapattinam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nagapattinam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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, black gram and pulses**. About 75% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vadagarai · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**68%

Tap water ****60%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****95%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**953

Working population ****62.6%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 70.6% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 722 (90%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 50 (6%)

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 Kilvelur

- Erayankudy1,429 people
- Thalayamazhai1,424 people
- Venmanacheri1,414 people
- Vengidangal1,401 people
- Iluppur1,265 people
- Thurukkanangudi1,247 people
- Kurumanangudi1,206 people
- Thanilappadi1,201 people

[All 53 villages in Kilvelur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kilvelur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadagarai?611104
- How far is Vadagarai from Nagapattinam?6 km by road
- What is the population of Vadagarai?1,288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadagarai in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadagarai?79.3% (Census 2011)