# Vandakottai Village, Alangudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/vandakottai/ Village · Alangudi, Pudukkottai # Vandakottai Vandakottai is a village in Alangudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,109 people in 274 households**, the 43rd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 1,109people (2011) - 274households - 81.9%literacy - 622303PIN code ## Vandakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vandakottai is 622303.** Vandakottai falls in Alangudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622303 - Gram panchayatVandakottai - Community development blockThiruvarankulam - Census village code639628 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vandakottai from nearby towns? - Alangudi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)12 km by road - Pudukkottai (nearest town)12 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 Vandakottai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vandakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Vallathirakkottai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaikurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaikurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Vandakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Vandakottai Of every 100 households in Vandakottai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vandakottai · ■ Alangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **90% Toilet within the home ****12%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **81% Tap water ****99%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****80%** **59% Television ****91%** **79% Mobile phone ****77%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Vandakottai? ■ Vandakottai · ■ Alangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1650** **975 Working population ****63.4%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 74.8% for women. 70% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 370 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (18%) · **■** Marginal 39 (6%) 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 Alangudi - Sendakudi1,376 people - Anavayal II Bit1,332 people - Palaiyur1,219 people - Seriyalur Inam I Bit1,208 people - Nagaram1,102 people - Kulavoipatti1,056 people - Alangadu1,003 people - Suranviduthy895 people [All 69 villages in Alangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vandakottai?622303 - How far is Vandakottai from Pudukkottai?12 km by road - What is the population of Vandakottai?1,109 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vandakottai in?Pudukkottai district (Alangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vandakottai?81.9% (Census 2011)