# Vembur Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/vembur/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Vembur Vembur is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628905**. The 2011 Census counted **2,359 people in 688 households**, the 7th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,359people (2011) - 688households - 72.5%literacy - 628905PIN code ## Vembur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vembur is 628905.** Vembur falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628905 - Gram panchayatVembur - Community development blockPudur - Census village code642247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vembur from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)70 km by road - Pudur (nearest town)8 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 Vembur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Vembur; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Panthalkudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sattur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Vembur known for? The main crops are **black gram, whole green gram and maize**. Products made here include cool drinks and match box. About 52% of the 1,368 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Vembur Of every 100 households in Vembur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vembur · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****64%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **65% Use banking services ****38%** **40% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****46%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****84%** **86% 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 Vembur? ■ Vembur · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **986 Working population ****57.1%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 820 (61%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (14%) · **■** Marginal 129 (10%) 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 Ettayapuram - Irachi3,266 people - Thappathi2,730 people - Muthulapuram2,635 people - Kila Eral2,491 people - Ayan Karisalkulam2,286 people - Nambipuram1,545 people - Urulaikudi1,536 people - Melakarandai1,491 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vembur?628905 - How far is Vembur from Thoothukkudi?70 km by road - What is the population of Vembur?2,359 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vembur in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vembur?72.5% (Census 2011)