# Devanakavandanur Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/devanakavandanur/ Village · Sankari, Salem # Devanakavandanur Devanakavandanur is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637301**. The 2011 Census counted **8,925 people in 2,417 households**, the 3rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 8,925people (2011) - 2,417households - 64.9%literacy - 637301PIN code ## Devanakavandanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Devanakavandanur is 637301.** Devanakavandanur falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637301 - Gram panchayatDevananagoundanur - Community development blockSankari - Census village code633924 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Devanakavandanur from nearby towns? - Sankari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Salem (district HQ)40 km by road - Sankari (nearest town)7 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 Devanakavandanur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Devanakavandanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankari - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Devanakavandanur known for? The main crops are **tapioca, ground nut and coconut**. About 29% of the 4,537 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Devanakavandanur Of every 100 households in Devanakavandanur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Devanakavandanur · ■ Sankari rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **79% Tap water ****65%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **56% Use banking services ****33%** **38% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****66%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Devanakavandanur? ■ Devanakavandanur · ■ Sankari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788** **893 Working population ****60.1%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,443 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,900 (35%) · **■** Household industry 207 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,269 (24%) · **■** Marginal 546 (10%) 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 Sankari - Morur9,568 people - Katteri9,379 people - Vaikuntam7,654 people - Chinnakavundanur6,819 people - Pudur6,540 people - Kaveripatti5,842 people [All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Devanakavandanur?637301 - How far is Devanakavandanur from Salem?40 km by road - What is the population of Devanakavandanur?8,925 (Census 2011) - Which district is Devanakavandanur in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Devanakavandanur?64.9% (Census 2011)