Village · Madathukulam, Tiruppur # Vadugapalayam Vadugapalayam is a village in Madathukulam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 642205. The 2011 Census counted 3,880 people in 1,142 households, the 13th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 3,880 people (2011) - 1,142 households - 71.6% literacy - 642205 PIN code ## Vadugapalayam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vadugapalayam is 642205. Vadugapalayam falls in Madathukulam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 642205 - Gram panchayat Vadugapalayam - Community development block Gudimangalam - Census village code 644897 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vadugapalayam from nearby towns? - Madathukulam (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ) 57 km by road - Udumalaipettai (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Somavarapatti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udumalaipettai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pollachi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vadugapalayam known for? The main crops are coconut and maize. Products made here include dry coconut and windmill electricity. About 70% of the 1,193 hectares of village land is sown, and 694 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vadugapalayam Of every 100 households in Vadugapalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vadugapalayam · ■ Madathukulam rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 89% - Toilet within the home 41% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 65% - Tap water 99% 85% - Drinking water within premises 56% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 51% 45% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 47% 51% - Use banking services 55% 49% - Television 91% 87% - Mobile phone 71% 62% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 40% 36% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 4% 6% - Own their home 92% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vadugapalayam? ■ Vadugapalayam · ■ Madathukulam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 70.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 1004 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 863 959 - Working population 57.3% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 324 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,205 (54%) · ■ Household industry 35 (2%) · ■ Other work 642 (29%) · ■ Marginal 16 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Madathukulam - Gudimangalam 4,888 people - Sholamadevi 4,603 people - Anikkadavu 4,579 people - Kongalnagaram 4,136 people - Ponneri 3,671 people - Poolavadi 3,589 people - Kondampatti 3,374 people - Kadathur 3,256 people All 35 villages in Madathukulam ## Other places named Vadugapalayam - Vadugapalayam · Village, Palladam, Tiruppur · 5,595 people - Vadugapalayam · Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur · 3,226 people - Vadugapalayam · Village, Ariyalur, Ariyalur · 2,682 people - Vadugapalayam · Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur · 2,584 people - Vadugapalayam · Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur · 2,466 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadugapalayam? 642205 - How far is Vadugapalayam from Tiruppur? 57 km by road - What is the population of Vadugapalayam? 3,880 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadugapalayam in? Tiruppur district (Madathukulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadugapalayam? 71.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/vadugapalayam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.