Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Vadamazhai Vadamazhai is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 614806. The 2011 Census counted 3,805 people in 1,047 households, the 19th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 3,805 people (2011) - 1,047 households - 80.2% literacy - 614806 PIN code ## Vadamazhai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vadamazhai is 614806. Vadamazhai falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 614806 - Gram panchayat Vadamazhai - Community development block Vedaranyam - Census village code 637810 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vadamazhai from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ) 52 km by road - Thiruthuraipoondi (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vadamazhai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Vadamazhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chettipulam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vedaranyam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vadamazhai known for? The main crops are coconut and paddy. About 78% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 531 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vadamazhai Of every 100 households in Vadamazhai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadamazhai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 87% - Toilet within the home 23% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 75% - Tap water 54% 50% - Drinking water within premises 17% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 84% - Use banking services 62% 58% - Television 88% 87% - Mobile phone 59% 59% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 17% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 5% 5% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vadamazhai? ■ Vadamazhai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 82.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 947 929 - Working population 48.7% 44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 70.8% for women. 63% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 242 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 434 (23%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 239 (13%) · ■ Marginal 932 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vedaranyam - Marudur Therku 4,350 people - Adhanur 4,154 people - Kuravapuram 4,051 people - Thethakudi North 3,882 people - Vaimedu East 3,751 people - Ayakkaranbulam II Sethi 3,709 people - Nagakudaiyan 3,566 people - Ayakkaranbulam Ist Sethi 3,323 people All 51 villages in Vedaranyam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadamazhai? 614806 - How far is Vadamazhai from Nagapattinam? 52 km by road - What is the population of Vadamazhai? 3,805 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadamazhai in? Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadamazhai? 80.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/vadamazhai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.