# Vaiakalathur Village, Tirupathur, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirupathur, Sivaganga 

# Vaiakalathur

Vaiakalathur is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,229 people in 532 households**, the 45th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,229people (2011)
- 532households
- 71.0%literacy
- 630203PIN code

## Vaiakalathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vaiakalathur is 630203.** Vaiakalathur falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630203
- Gram panchayatVaiakalathur, Kandavarayanpatti
- Community development blockTirupathur
- Census village code639996

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

## How far is Vaiakalathur from nearby towns?

- Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)49 km by road
- Nerkuppai (nearest town)10 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 Vaiakalathur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Vaiakalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Ilayathagudi North
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirupathur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupathur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Vaiakalathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and ground nut**. About 15% of the 1,110 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Vaiakalathur

Of every 100 households in Vaiakalathur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vaiakalathur · ■ Tirupathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**69%

Tap water ****62%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**80%

Use banking services ****43%**

**50%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Vaiakalathur?

■ Vaiakalathur · ■ Tirupathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**953

Working population ****41.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 63.6% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (24%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 288 (31%) · **■** Marginal 111 (12%)

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 Tirupathur

- Thenkarai2,273 people
- Melapatti2,272 people
- Thuvar2,260 people
- S.Pudur2,230 people
- Kilavayal2,228 people
- Kulathupatti2,216 people
- Severakottai2,203 people
- Kandavarayanpatti2,188 people

[All 98 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/tirupathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vaiakalathur?630203
- How far is Vaiakalathur from Sivaganga?49 km by road
- What is the population of Vaiakalathur?2,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vaiakalathur in?Sivaganga district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vaiakalathur?71.0% (Census 2011)