# Vaimedu west Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/vaimedu-west/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Vaimedu west Vaimedu west is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614714**. The 2011 Census counted **2,006 people in 566 households**, the 37th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,006people (2011) - 566households - 74.4%literacy - 614714PIN code ## Vaimedu west PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vaimedu west is 614714.** Vaimedu west falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614714 - Gram panchayatVoimedu - Community development blockVedaranyam - Census village code637823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vaimedu west from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)48 km by road - Vedaranyam (nearest town)20 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 Vaimedu west? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Vaimedu west; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Vanduvancheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vedaranyam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Vaimedu west known for? The main crops are **paddy, sesame and pulses**. About 52% of the 1,273 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Vaimedu west Of every 100 households in Vaimedu west in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vaimedu west · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****12%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **75% Tap water ****91%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **84% Use banking services ****57%** **58% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****55%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Vaimedu west? ■ Vaimedu west · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **929 Working population ****47.8%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (14%) · **■** Marginal 238 (25%) 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 - Thagattur Pethachikadu2,164 people - Kodiakarai2,128 people - Panchanathikulam East2,113 people - Ayakkarambulam IV Sethi2,016 people - Talanayar1,876 people - Piranthiyankarai1,873 people - Thennadar1,774 people - Kadinevayal1,594 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vaimedu west?614714 - How far is Vaimedu west from Nagapattinam?48 km by road - What is the population of Vaimedu west?2,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vaimedu west in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vaimedu west?74.4% (Census 2011)