# Vedankuppam Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/vedankuppam/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Vedankuppam Vedankuppam is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606703**. The 2011 Census counted **1,071 people in 249 households**, the 85th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,071people (2011) - 249households - 72.1%literacy - 606703PIN code ## Vedankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vedankuppam is 606703.** Vedankuppam falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606703 - Gram panchayatMelvanakkambadi - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631921 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vedankuppam from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)39 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)5 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 Vedankuppam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vedankuppam; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melpallipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Valayampattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Vedankuppam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and coconut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 33% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Vedankuppam Of every 100 households in Vedankuppam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vedankuppam · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****0%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****18%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **85% Use banking services ****29%** **29% Television ****50%** **80% Mobile phone ****52%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Vedankuppam? ■ Vedankuppam · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **885 Working population ****58.7%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 236 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 351 (56%) 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 Chengam - Chinnakolapadi1,194 people - Kilaiyur1,124 people - Urgoundanur1,116 people - Padapanjamarathur1,112 people - Pudupattu968 people - Gulalpadi937 people - Anandavadi936 people - Senthamangalam914 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vedankuppam?606703 - How far is Vedankuppam from Tiruvannamalai?39 km by road - What is the population of Vedankuppam?1,071 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vedankuppam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vedankuppam?72.1% (Census 2011)