# Vagavayal Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/vagavayal/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Vagavayal Vagavayal is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,045 people in 257 households**, the 61st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,045people (2011) - 257households - 73.6%literacy - 623527PIN code ## Vagavayal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vagavayal is 623527.** Vagavayal falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623527 - Gram panchayatVagavayal - Community development blockNainarkoil - Census village code641886 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vagavayal from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Ramanathapuram (nearest town)30 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 Vagavayal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vagavayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Pottagavayal - ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanathapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramanathapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Vagavayal known for? The main crops are **paddy and green chilli**. About 28% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Vagavayal Of every 100 households in Vagavayal in 2011, 81 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vagavayal · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **88% Toilet within the home ****5%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **79% Tap water ****46%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **81% Use banking services ****74%** **45% Television ****71%** **88% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Vagavayal? ■ Vagavayal · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****594** **952 Working population ****61.7%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 62.6% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (44%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 91 (14%) 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 Paramakudi - Vallakulam1,234 people - Thaduthalankottai1,222 people - Nagachi1,134 people - Semanur1,132 people - Thethangal1,044 people - Arasanur1,002 people - Sadurvedamangalam931 people - A. Panaiyur926 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vagavayal?623527 - How far is Vagavayal from Ramanathapuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Vagavayal?1,045 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vagavayal in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vagavayal?73.6% (Census 2011)