# Vandalur Village, Kilvelur, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kilvelur, Nagapattinam 

# Vandalur

Vandalur is a village in Kilvelur sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,493 people in 377 households**, the 34th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 1,493people (2011)
- 377households
- 72.9%literacy
- 611109PIN code

## Vandalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vandalur is 611109.** Vandalur falls in Kilvelur sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code611109
- Gram panchayatVandaloor
- Community development blockKilvelur
- Census village code637738

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

## How far is Vandalur from nearby towns?

- Kilvelur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kilvelur (nearest town)9 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 Vandalur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Vandalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thevur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kilvelur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Vandalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 80% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Vandalur

Of every 100 households in Vandalur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vandalur · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**68%

Tap water ****92%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**78%

Use banking services ****14%**

**48%

Television ****86%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Vandalur?

■ Vandalur · ■ Kilvelur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**953

Working population ****54.0%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (7%) · **■** Marginal 400 (50%)

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

- Pattamangalam1,596 people
- Killukudi1,570 people
- Anaimangalam1,568 people
- Manalur1,529 people
- Koorathangudi1,473 people
- Erayankudy1,429 people
- Thalayamazhai1,424 people
- Venmanacheri1,414 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vandalur?611109
- How far is Vandalur from Nagapattinam?15 km by road
- What is the population of Vandalur?1,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vandalur in?Nagapattinam district (Kilvelur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vandalur?72.9% (Census 2011)
