# Vanakkankadu Village, Karambakudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/karambakudi/vanakkankadu/ Village · Karambakudi, Pudukkottai # Vanakkankadu Vanakkankadu is a village in Karambakudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,889 people in 398 households**, the 21st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 1,889people (2011) - 398households - 76.9%literacy - 622304PIN code ## Vanakkankadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vanakkankadu is 622304.** Vanakkankadu falls in Karambakudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622304 - Gram panchayatVanakkankadu - Community development blockKarambakkudi - Census village code639682 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vanakkankadu from nearby towns? - Karambakudi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)40 km by road - Karambakudi (nearest town)14 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 Vanakkankadu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Vanakkankadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vedanviduthi - ○Degree college10+ km · Vamban - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alangudi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Vanakkankadu known for? The main crops are **banana, sugarcane and maize**. About 62% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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 Vanakkankadu Of every 100 households in Vanakkankadu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vanakkankadu · ■ Karambakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****53%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****54%** **32% Television ****97%** **88% Mobile phone ****77%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****44%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Vanakkankadu? ■ Vanakkankadu · ■ Karambakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****715** **934 Working population ****52.3%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 556 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (33%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (6%) · **■** Marginal 34 (3%) 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 Karambakudi - Regunathapuram2,023 people - Puduviduthy2,008 people - Thirumananjeri1,995 people - Vandanviduthy1,914 people - K. Therkutheru1,841 people - Pattathikadu1,821 people - Pappapatti1,799 people - Kalyaranviduthy1,759 people [All 48 villages in Karambakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/karambakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanakkankadu?622304 - How far is Vanakkankadu from Pudukkottai?40 km by road - What is the population of Vanakkankadu?1,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanakkankadu in?Pudukkottai district (Karambakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vanakkankadu?76.9% (Census 2011)