# Vadakadu Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/vadakadu/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Vadakadu Vadakadu is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,664 people in 429 households**, the 41st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,664people (2011) - 429households - 75.5%literacy - 614704PIN code ## Vadakadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakadu is 614704.** Vadakadu falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614704 - Gram panchayatVadakadu - Community development blockMuthupettai - Census village code638380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakadu from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)53 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)3 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 Vadakadu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakadu; 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 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Muthupet - ○Degree college10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Muthupet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vadakadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. Products made here include bricks, milk products and thatches. About 85% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Vadakadu Of every 100 households in Vadakadu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vadakadu · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **88% Toilet within the home ****23%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **70% Tap water ****33%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **80% Use banking services ****23%** **35% Television ****88%** **82% Mobile phone ****58%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Vadakadu? ■ Vadakadu · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1240** **996 Working population ****50.4%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 67.8% for women. 64% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 38 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (14%) · **■** Marginal 680 (81%) 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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Pichankottagam1,774 people - Thiruthangur1,713 people - Keezhapandi1,680 people - Mangudi1,672 people - Kallikudi1,657 people - Rayanallur1,651 people - Chettiyamoolai1,636 people - Ammanur1,625 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakadu?614704 - How far is Vadakadu from Thiruvarur?53 km by road - What is the population of Vadakadu?1,664 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakadu in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakadu?75.5% (Census 2011)