# Vadakkur South Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/vadakkur-south/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Vadakkur South Vadakkur South is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **1,978 people in 469 households**, the 51st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,978people (2011) - 469households - 75.2%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Vadakkur South PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkur South is 614902.** Vadakkur South falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatVadakkur South - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638887 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkur South from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)22 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)14 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 South? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkur South; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poyyunddarkottai I - ○Degree college10+ km · Thenamanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 South known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. About 80% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 South Of every 100 households in Vadakkur South in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadakkur South · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****6%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **79% Tap water ****99%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****22%** **41% Television ****93%** **84% Mobile phone ****30%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 South? ■ Vadakkur South · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **954 Working population ****57.2%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 65.4% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 183 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (11%) · **■** Marginal 648 (57%) 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 - Neivasal South2,106 people - Vengarai2,088 people - Kelavannipet2,010 people - Kakkarakottai2,007 people - Adanakottai1,975 people - Sadaiyarkoil1,974 people - Tirunallur1,972 people - Kannugudi East1,971 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkur South?614902 - How far is Vadakkur South from Thanjavur?22 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkur South?1,978 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkur South in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkur South?75.2% (Census 2011)