# Pancharai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/pancharai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Pancharai Pancharai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **876 people in 233 households**, the 143rd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 876people (2011) - 233households - 73.4%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Pancharai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pancharai is 604501.** Pancharai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatPancharai - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631617 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pancharai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)74 km by road - Desur (nearest town)3 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 Pancharai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pancharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Desur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Pancharai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Pancharai Of every 100 households in Pancharai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pancharai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****2%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****96%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **81% Use banking services ****66%** **44% Television ****78%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Pancharai? ■ Pancharai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **974 Working population ****51.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 57.6% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 398 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (6%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Kolipuliyur903 people - Thensenthamangalam891 people - Thenthinnalur888 people - Vadakkupattu885 people - Mavalavadi871 people - Gengampoondi857 people - Koothampattu841 people - Peranambakkam831 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pancharai?604501 - How far is Pancharai from Tiruvannamalai?74 km by road - What is the population of Pancharai?876 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pancharai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pancharai?73.4% (Census 2011)