# Vadakkur North Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/vadakkur-north/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Vadakkur North Vadakkur North is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,123 people in 497 households**, the 45th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,123people (2011) - 497households - 73.4%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Vadakkur North PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkur North is 614902.** Vadakkur North falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatVadakkur North - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638886 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkur North from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)26 km by road - Orathanadu (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 Vadakkur North? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkur North; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eachankottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thenamanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Vadakkur North known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 67% of the 573 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Vadakkur North Of every 100 households in Vadakkur North in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vadakkur North · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****52%** **41% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****64%** **62% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Vadakkur North? ■ Vadakkur North · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **954 Working population ****51.5%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 450 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (49%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 58 (5%) · **■** Marginal 25 (2%) 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 Orathanadu - Thelungan kudikadu2,259 people - Pannikondaviduthy2,253 people - Eachankottai2,198 people - Cholagankudikadu2,195 people - Kattukuruchi2,121 people - Neivasal South2,106 people - Vengarai2,088 people - Kelavannipet2,010 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkur North?614902 - How far is Vadakkur North from Thanjavur?26 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkur North?2,123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkur North in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkur North?73.4% (Census 2011)