Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram # Vattanam Vattanam is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 623409. The 2011 Census counted 2,456 people in 556 households, the 22nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 2,456 people (2011) - 556 households - 82.0% literacy - 623409 PIN code ## Vattanam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vattanam is 623409. Vattanam falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 623409 - Gram panchayat Panachayal, Pullakadamban, Vattanam - Community development block Thiruvadanai - Census village code 641804 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vattanam from nearby towns? - Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ) 75 km by road - Thondi (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vattanam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Vattanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society 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 · Thondi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Devakottai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Devakottai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vattanam known for? The main crops are paddy. About 34% of the 1,150 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vattanam Of every 100 households in Vattanam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vattanam · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 89% - Toilet within the home 8% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 79% - Tap water 70% 51% - Drinking water within premises 1% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 87% - Use banking services 43% 48% - Television 88% 89% - Mobile phone 85% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 14% 19% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 4% 4% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vattanam? ■ Vattanam · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.0% 77.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 964 - Working population 37.5% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (1%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 143 (16%) · ■ Marginal 670 (73%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tiruvadanai - Sirumalaikkottai 2,712 people - Gudalur 2,693 people - Thumbadakkakottai 2,601 people - Neyvayal 2,489 people - Radhanur 2,402 people - Kiliyur 2,376 people - Mallanur 2,279 people - Thottamangalam 2,249 people All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vattanam? 623409 - How far is Vattanam from Ramanathapuram? 75 km by road - What is the population of Vattanam? 2,456 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vattanam in? Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vattanam? 82.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/vattanam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.