# Vadugapalayam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur 

# Vadugapalayam

Vadugapalayam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638706**. The 2011 Census counted **3,226 people in 1,056 households**, the 19th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 3,226people (2011)
- 1,056households
- 63.5%literacy
- 638706PIN code

## Vadugapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadugapalayam is 638706.** Vadugapalayam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638706
- Gram panchayatSankarandampalayam
- Community development blockKundadam
- Census village code644660

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

## How far is Vadugapalayam from nearby towns?

- Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)59 km by road
- Dharapuram (nearest town)11 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 Vadugapalayam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 school10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Vadugapalayam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and vegetables**. About 43% of the 2,585 hectares of village land is sown, and 466 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 Vadugapalayam

Of every 100 households in Vadugapalayam in 2011, 79 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vadugapalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**68%

Tap water ****79%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**49%

Use banking services ****51%**

**56%

Television ****84%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Vadugapalayam?

■ Vadugapalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**930

Working population ****59.5%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 54.3% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 454 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,103 (57%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 313 (16%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 Dharapuram

- Chinnaputhur3,491 people
- Ergampatti3,415 people
- Verajimangalam3,359 people
- Gathelrev3,318 people
- Mulayampoondi3,128 people
- Chinnamarudur3,095 people
- Naranapuram3,038 people
- Thurambadi3,003 people

[All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadugapalayam?638706
- How far is Vadugapalayam from Tiruppur?59 km by road
- What is the population of Vadugapalayam?3,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadugapalayam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadugapalayam?63.5% (Census 2011)