# Matam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/matam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Matam Matam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,283 people in 341 households**, the 83rd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,283people (2011) - 341households - 74.7%literacy - 604502PIN code ## Matam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Matam is 604502.** Matam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604502 - Gram panchayatMadam - Community development blockPeranamallur - Census village code631580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)50 km by road - Desur (nearest town)6 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 Matam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Matam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chetpet - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Matam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include rice, oil, jaggery and silk. About 33% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Matam Of every 100 households in Matam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Matam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****18%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **86% Tap water ****93%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **81% Use banking services ****63%** **44% Television ****80%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **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 Matam? ■ Matam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148** **974 Working population ****58.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 64.1% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 92 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 133 (18%) · **■** Marginal 496 (66%) 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 - Sathiyavadi1,312 people - Anaibogi1,306 people - Mazhavankaranai1,290 people - Sathapoondi1,285 people - Sogathur1,281 people - Nariyambadi1,277 people - Kilpakkam1,245 people - Eramalur1,244 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matam?604502 - How far is Matam from Tiruvannamalai?50 km by road - What is the population of Matam?1,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Matam?74.7% (Census 2011)