# Namathodu Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/namathodu/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Namathodu Namathodu is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632313**. The 2011 Census counted **2,144 people in 543 households**, the 32nd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,144people (2011) - 543households - 71.0%literacy - 632313PIN code ## Namathodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Namathodu is 632313.** Namathodu falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632313 - Gram panchayatNamathodu-Thellarampattu - Community development blockPeranamallur - Census village code631531 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Namathodu from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)48 km by road - Chetpet (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 Namathodu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Namathodu; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kolappalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Namathodu known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 27% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Namathodu Of every 100 households in Namathodu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Namathodu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **86% Tap water ****95%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **81% Use banking services ****78%** **44% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****54%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Namathodu? ■ Namathodu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **974 Working population ****54.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 66% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 363 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 603 (52%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (14%) · **■** Marginal 31 (3%) 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 - Ulundai2,276 people - Malaiyur2,222 people - Villivalam2,179 people - Thenkkarai2,172 people - Vedal2,092 people - Chitharugavoor2,080 people - Kadambai2,044 people - Vayaloor2,033 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Namathodu?632313 - How far is Namathodu from Tiruvannamalai?48 km by road - What is the population of Namathodu?2,144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Namathodu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Namathodu?71.0% (Census 2011)