# Vadakumarai Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Vadakumarai

Vadakumarai is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636121**. The 2011 Census counted **2,055 people in 549 households**, the 59th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,055people (2011)
- 549households
- 73.0%literacy
- 636121PIN code

## Vadakumarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadakumarai is 636121.** Vadakumarai falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636121
- Gram panchayatVadakumarai
- Community development blockThalaivasal
- Census village code634304

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vadakumarai from nearby towns?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)62 km by road
- Attur (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 Vadakumarai?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakumarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deviakkurichi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Deviakkurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alagapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Vadakumarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and turmeric**. Products made here include rice. About 67% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Vadakumarai

Of every 100 households in Vadakumarai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vadakumarai · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****84%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**68%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****86%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Vadakumarai?

■ Vadakumarai · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**884

Working population ****63.0%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 63.2% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 463 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 658 (51%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 143 (11%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Attur

- Puthiragoundampalayam2,315 people
- Oddapatty2,314 people
- Govindampalayam2,177 people
- Nathakkarai2,113 people
- Dalavaipatty2,017 people
- Veppanatham1,956 people
- Kariakoilvalavu1,939 people
- Neyyamalai1,859 people

[All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadakumarai?636121
- How far is Vadakumarai from Salem?62 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakumarai?2,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakumarai in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakumarai?73.0% (Census 2011)
