# Vettaikkaranur Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/vettaikkaranur/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Vettaikkaranur Vettaikkaranur is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636104**. The 2011 Census counted **710 people in 190 households**, the 45th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 710people (2011) - 190households - 68.2%literacy - 636104PIN code ## Vettaikkaranur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vettaikkaranur is 636104.** Vettaikkaranur falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636104 - Gram panchayatAthanurpatty - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634191 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vettaikkaranur from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Salem (district HQ)30 km by road - Belur (nearest town)1 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 Vettaikkaranur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vettaikkaranur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Belur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vettaikkaranur known for? The main crops are **tapioca, coconut and maize**. About 84% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Vettaikkaranur Of every 100 households in Vettaikkaranur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vettaikkaranur · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **88% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **79% Tap water ****64%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **64% Use banking services ****27%** **31% Television ****78%** **79% Mobile phone ****78%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Vettaikkaranur? ■ Vettaikkaranur · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **932 Working population ****53.2%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 59.9% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (26%) · **■** Marginal 30 (8%) 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 Vazhapadi - Palappadi869 people - Aranuthumalai818 people - Pungamaduvu748 people - Mettur717 people - Periakuttimaduvu672 people - Kankatti Ala639 people - Malaiyalapatti601 people - Kumarasamiyur525 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vettaikkaranur?636104 - How far is Vettaikkaranur from Salem?30 km by road - What is the population of Vettaikkaranur?710 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vettaikkaranur in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vettaikkaranur?68.2% (Census 2011)