# Nerkunam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/nerkunam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Nerkunam Nerkunam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604406**. The 2011 Census counted **2,425 people in 583 households**, the 22nd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,425people (2011) - 583households - 69.8%literacy - 604406PIN code ## Nerkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerkunam is 604406.** Nerkunam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604406 - Gram panchayatNerkunam - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631629 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerkunam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)62 km by road - Desur (nearest town)12 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 Nerkunam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nerkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●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 school5–10 km · Thellar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 13 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 Nerkunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and cotton**. About 46% of the 830 hectares of village land is sown, and 261 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 Nerkunam Of every 100 households in Nerkunam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nerkunam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **86% Tap water ****82%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****19%** **44% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****44%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nerkunam? ■ Nerkunam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **974 Working population ****53.3%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 514 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (25%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (11%) · **■** Marginal 313 (24%) 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 - Irumbedu2,681 people - Avaniyapuram2,638 people - Salavedu2,493 people - Kovalaivedu2,477 people - Vallan2,401 people - Kottai2,343 people - Arasur2,330 people - Kovalai2,320 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerkunam?604406 - How far is Nerkunam from Tiruvannamalai?62 km by road - What is the population of Nerkunam?2,425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerkunam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nerkunam?69.8% (Census 2011)