# Pennattagaram Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai 

# Pennattagaram

Pennattagaram is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,063 people in 286 households**, the 116th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,063people (2011)
- 286households
- 77.0%literacy
- 604406PIN code

## Pennattagaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pennattagaram is 604406.** Pennattagaram falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604406
- Gram panchayatPennattagaram
- Community development blockThellar
- Census village code631633

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pennattagaram from nearby towns?

- Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)75 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 Pennattagaram?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pennattagaram; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●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
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Pennattagaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 29% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Pennattagaram

Of every 100 households in Pennattagaram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pennattagaram · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**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 ****49%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Pennattagaram?

■ Pennattagaram · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**974

Working population ****50.0%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (23%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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

- Vanakkambadi1,074 people
- Thadinolambai1,068 people
- Seeshamangalam1,066 people
- Endal1,064 people
- Navalpakkam1,057 people
- Padur1,055 people
- Ariyapadi1,049 people
- Arunthodu1,045 people

[All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pennattagaram?604406
- How far is Pennattagaram from Tiruvannamalai?75 km by road
- What is the population of Pennattagaram?1,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pennattagaram in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pennattagaram?77.0% (Census 2011)