# Kallimedu Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/kallimedu/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Kallimedu Kallimedu is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614809**. The 2011 Census counted **5,341 people in 1,434 households**, the 7th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 5,341people (2011) - 1,434households - 79.2%literacy - 614809PIN code ## Kallimedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kallimedu is 614809.** Kallimedu falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614809 - Gram panchayatKallimedu, Thamaraipulam, Avarikadu - Community development blockThalainayar - Census village code637801 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kallimedu from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)35 km by road - Thalainayar (nearest town)10 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 Kallimedu? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kallimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sembodai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Kallimedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, gingely and mango**. About 59% of the 1,168 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kallimedu Of every 100 households in Kallimedu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kallimedu · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **87% Toilet within the home ****25%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **75% Tap water ****58%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **84% Use banking services ****55%** **58% Television ****84%** **87% Mobile phone ****52%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kallimedu? ■ Kallimedu · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **929 Working population ****43.8%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 72.0% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 430 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 776 (33%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 343 (15%) · **■** Marginal 787 (34%) 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 - Vanduvancheri7,384 people - Katharipuram7,292 people - Vellapallam7,146 people - Pushpavanam6,705 people - Sembagarayanellur5,101 people - Ayakkarambulam III Sethi5,089 people - Marudur Vadakku5,072 people - Karurpambulam4,868 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kallimedu?614809 - How far is Kallimedu from Nagapattinam?35 km by road - What is the population of Kallimedu?5,341 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kallimedu in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kallimedu?79.2% (Census 2011)