# Goodalur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/goodalur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Goodalur Goodalur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,616 people in 361 households**, the 60th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,616people (2011) - 361households - 83.2%literacy - 604406PIN code ## Goodalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Goodalur is 604406.** Goodalur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604406 - Gram panchayatGoodalur - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goodalur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road - Desur (nearest town)10 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 Goodalur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Goodalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thellar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Goodalur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 46% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Goodalur Of every 100 households in Goodalur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Goodalur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **86% Tap water ****96%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **81% Use banking services ****16%** **44% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****32%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Goodalur? ■ Goodalur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **974 Working population ****37.3%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 166 (28%) · **■** Marginal 339 (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 Vandavasi - Seeyamangalam1,686 people - Kavedu1,684 people - Anadimangalam1,660 people - Visamangalam1,651 people - Ramasamudram1,599 people - Meesanallur1,568 people - Ammanambakkam1,567 people - Imapuram1,565 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Goodalur?604406 - How far is Goodalur from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road - What is the population of Goodalur?1,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goodalur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Goodalur?83.2% (Census 2011)