# Vadakandam Village, Kodavasal, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kodavasal, Thiruvarur 

# Vadakandam

Vadakandam is a village in Kodavasal sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,779 people in 738 households**, the 16th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,779people (2011)
- 738households
- 88.8%literacy
- 610104PIN code

## Vadakandam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadakandam is 610104.** Vadakandam falls in Kodavasal sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code610104
- Gram panchayatVadakandam
- Community development blockKoradacheri
- Census village code637973

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

## How far is Vadakandam from nearby towns?

- Kodavasal (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)7 km by road
- Thiruvarur (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 Vadakandam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakandam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ammaiyappan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvarur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Senthamangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Vadakandam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 68% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 334 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 Vadakandam

Of every 100 households in Vadakandam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vadakandam · ■ Kodavasal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**60%

Tap water ****48%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**69%

Use banking services ****43%**

**47%

Television ****98%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Vadakandam?

■ Vadakandam · ■ Kodavasal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**968

Working population ****47.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 84.4% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 294 (22%) · **■** Marginal 611 (46%)

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 Kodavasal

- Kattur3,203 people
- Thiruvizhimizhalai3,166 people
- 52.Pudukkudi2,979 people
- Engan2,909 people
- Perumpannaiyur2,770 people
- Koonthalur2,554 people
- Manjakkudi2,503 people
- 31.Paruthiyur2,464 people

[All 101 villages in Kodavasal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/kodavasal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadakandam?610104
- How far is Vadakandam from Thiruvarur?7 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakandam?2,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakandam in?Thiruvarur district (Kodavasal sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakandam?88.8% (Census 2011)