# Vadagarai Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/vadagarai/ Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli # Vadagarai Vadagarai is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 316 households**, the 44th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 1,229people (2011) - 316households - 83.4%literacy - 627502PIN code ## Vadagarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadagarai is 627502.** Vadagarai falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627502 - Gram panchayatPadmaneri - Community development blockKalakadu - Census village code643014 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadagarai from nearby towns? - Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)45 km by road - Kalakad (nearest town)6 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 Vadagarai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Vadagarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalakadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Govindapperi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheranmadevi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Vadagarai known for? The main crops are **banana and paddy**. About 21% of the 880 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Vadagarai Of every 100 households in Vadagarai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadagarai · ■ Nanguneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****33%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **63% Tap water ****59%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **69% Use banking services ****78%** **54% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****76%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Vadagarai? ■ Vadagarai · ■ Nanguneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **959 Working population ****51.6%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.7% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (59%) · **■** Household industry 110 (17%) · **■** Other work 83 (13%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Nanguneri - Koonthakulam1,530 people - Soorangudi1,471 people - Chintamani1,329 people - Karankadu1,303 people - Singaneri1,100 people - Deivanayagaperi831 people - Madam Alankulam588 people - Singikulam533 people [All 59 villages in Nanguneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadagarai?627502 - How far is Vadagarai from Tirunelveli?45 km by road - What is the population of Vadagarai?1,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadagarai in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadagarai?83.4% (Census 2011)