# Salavedu Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/salavedu/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Salavedu Salavedu is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,493 people in 653 households**, the 20th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,493people (2011) - 653households - 72.8%literacy - 604403PIN code ## Salavedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salavedu is 604403.** Salavedu falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604403 - Gram panchayatSalavedu - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salavedu from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)82 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)14 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 Salavedu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Salavedu; 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 · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kodungalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Salavedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 70% of the 637 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Salavedu Of every 100 households in Salavedu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Salavedu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **86% Tap water ****85%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **81% Use banking services ****59%** **44% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Salavedu? ■ Salavedu · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **974 Working population ****61.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 251 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 835 (55%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 295 (19%) · **■** Marginal 134 (9%) 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 - Osur2,867 people - Gengapuram2,708 people - Irumbedu2,681 people - Avaniyapuram2,638 people - Kovalaivedu2,477 people - Nerkunam2,425 people - Vallan2,401 people - Kottai2,343 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salavedu?604403 - How far is Salavedu from Tiruvannamalai?82 km by road - What is the population of Salavedu?2,493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salavedu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Salavedu?72.8% (Census 2011)