# Padavedu Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/padavedu/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Padavedu Padavedu is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606905**. The 2011 Census counted **15,163 people in 3,766 households**, the 1st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 15,163people (2011) - 3,766households - 71.5%literacy - 606905PIN code ## Padavedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padavedu is 606905.** Padavedu falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606905 - Gram panchayatPadavedu - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631663 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padavedu from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)48 km by road - Kannamangalam (nearest town)15 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 Padavedu? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Padavedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ananthapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virupachipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannamangalam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Padavedu known for? The main crops are **plantain, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 74% of the 2,179 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,312 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 Padavedu Of every 100 households in Padavedu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Padavedu · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****69%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **76% Use banking services ****43%** **40% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****51%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Padavedu? ■ Padavedu · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **917 Working population ****53.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 60.9% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,263 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,481 (43%) · **■** Household industry 109 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,078 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,213 (15%) 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 Polur - Kovilur12,553 people - Kadalady10,093 people - Kasthambady7,383 people - Vadamathimangalam5,737 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padavedu?606905 - How far is Padavedu from Tiruvannamalai?48 km by road - What is the population of Padavedu?15,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padavedu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Padavedu?71.5% (Census 2011)