# Vadakkalathur Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam 

# Vadakkalathur

Vadakkalathur is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611104**. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 265 households**, the 46th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 969people (2011)
- 265households
- 84.9%literacy
- 611104PIN code

## Vadakkalathur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code611104
- Gram panchayatVadakalathur
- Community development blockKilvelur
- Census village code637724

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

## How far is Vadakkalathur from nearby towns?

- Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)16 km by road
- Kilvelur (nearest town)4 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 Vadakkalathur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilvelur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kilvelur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Vadakkalathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Vadakkalathur

Of every 100 households in Vadakkalathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vadakkalathur · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****91%**

**48%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Vadakkalathur?

■ Vadakkalathur · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**953

Working population ****50.5%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 77.8% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (80%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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

- Thurukkanangudi1,247 people
- Kurumanangudi1,206 people
- Thanilappadi1,201 people
- Koilkanapoor1,036 people
- Anakkudi955 people
- Mohanur878 people
- Vadakkuveli785 people
- Manallur754 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadakkalathur?611104
- How far is Vadakkalathur from Nagapattinam?16 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakkalathur?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakkalathur in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakkalathur?84.9% (Census 2011)