# Vadugasathu Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Arani, Tiruvannamalai 

# Vadugasathu

Vadugasathu is a village in Arani sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632313**. The 2011 Census counted **5,104 people in 1,243 households**, the 7th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 5,104people (2011)
- 1,243households
- 73.3%literacy
- 632313PIN code

## Vadugasathu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadugasathu is 632313.** Vadugasathu falls in Arani sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632313
- Gram panchayatVedugasathu
- Community development blockArani
- Census village code631198

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

## How far is Vadugasathu from nearby towns?

- Arani (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)72 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)4 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 Vadugasathu?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Vadugasathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Irumbedu
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Vadugasathu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include silk. About 15% of the 883 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Vadugasathu

Of every 100 households in Vadugasathu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vadugasathu · ■ Arani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****90%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**63%

Use banking services ****21%**

**36%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Vadugasathu?

■ Vadugasathu · ■ Arani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**942

Working population ****46.4%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 61.8% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 451 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (24%) · **■** Household industry 192 (8%) · **■** Other work 690 (29%) · **■** Marginal 465 (20%)

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 Arani

- Irumbedu7,378 people
- Kannamangalam7,342 people
- Melnagar7,266 people
- Mamandur5,177 people
- Mullandram5,012 people
- Sirumur4,959 people
- Kolathur4,947 people
- Palayam4,901 people

[All 48 villages in Arani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadugasathu?632313
- How far is Vadugasathu from Tiruvannamalai?72 km by road
- What is the population of Vadugasathu?5,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadugasathu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Arani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadugasathu?73.3% (Census 2011)
