# Kadanthethi Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/kadanthethi/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Kadanthethi Kadanthethi is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614712**. The 2011 Census counted **1,440 people in 382 households**, the 42nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,440people (2011) - 382households - 81.2%literacy - 614712PIN code ## Kadanthethi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kadanthethi is 614712.** Kadanthethi falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614712 - Gram panchayatKadanthethi - Community development blockThalainayar - Census village code637797 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadanthethi from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)40 km by road - Thalainayar (nearest town)2 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 Kadanthethi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kadanthethi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Thalainayar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thalainayar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Kadanthethi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 85% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 372 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 Kadanthethi Of every 100 households in Kadanthethi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kadanthethi · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **87% Toilet within the home ****19%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **75% Tap water ****67%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **84% Use banking services ****16%** **58% Television ****64%** **87% Mobile phone ****34%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 Kadanthethi? ■ Kadanthethi · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **929 Working population ****45.6%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.9% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (23%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 447 (68%) 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 Vedaranyam - Talanayar1,876 people - Piranthiyankarai1,873 people - Thennadar1,774 people - Kadinevayal1,594 people - Mulakarai1,297 people - Andagathurai1,203 people - Thulasapuram1,082 people - Maharajapuram875 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadanthethi?614712 - How far is Kadanthethi from Nagapattinam?40 km by road - What is the population of Kadanthethi?1,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadanthethi in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kadanthethi?81.2% (Census 2011)