Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Vachanur Vachanur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 604408. The 2011 Census counted 1,207 people in 295 households, the 100th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,207 people (2011) - 295 households - 74.1% literacy - 604408 PIN code ## Vachanur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vachanur is 604408. Vachanur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 604408 - Gram panchayat Vachanur - Community development block Anakkavur - Census village code 631401 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vachanur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 85 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vachanur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vachanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● 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 - ● 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 · Purisai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thennangur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vandavasi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vachanur known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and ground nut. About 31% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vachanur Of every 100 households in Vachanur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vachanur · ■ Cheyyar rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 94% - Toilet within the home 6% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 87% - Tap water 0% 90% - Drinking water within premises 1% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 69% - Use banking services 86% 43% - Television 90% 88% - Mobile phone 64% 56% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 21% 21% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 4% 6% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vachanur? ■ Vachanur · ■ Cheyyar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 992 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 731 965 - Working population 57.2% 54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 66.0% for women. 69% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 110 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 411 (59%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 129 (19%) · ■ Marginal 32 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Cheyyar - Ukkamperumbakkam 1,243 people - Vinnavadi 1,235 people - Thethurai 1,226 people - Vadakalpakkam 1,222 people - Perumpalai 1,191 people - Sothiyampakkam 1,185 people - Cheyyanur 1,179 people - Arasanipalai 1,155 people All 217 villages in Cheyyar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vachanur? 604408 - How far is Vachanur from Tiruvannamalai? 85 km by road - What is the population of Vachanur? 1,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vachanur in? Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vachanur? 74.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/vachanur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.