# Urgudi Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai 

# Urgudi

Urgudi is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604505**. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 125 households**, the 181st largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 537people (2011)
- 125households
- 79.0%literacy
- 604505PIN code

## Urgudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Urgudi is 604505.** Urgudi falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604505
- Gram panchayatThakkandarayapuram
- Community development blockThellar
- Census village code631473

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

## How far is Urgudi from nearby towns?

- Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)61 km by road
- Vandavasi (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 Urgudi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Urgudi; 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Peranamallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vandavasi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vilanallur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Urgudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Urgudi

Of every 100 households in Urgudi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urgudi · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**81%

Use banking services ****28%**

**44%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Urgudi?

■ Urgudi · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**974

Working population ****31.3%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 74.4% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (77%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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

- Alapirenthan590 people
- Jammambattu588 people
- Eyipakkam586 people
- Poondi543 people
- Seeyalam518 people
- Thalampallam518 people
- Kosapattu509 people
- Singampoondi489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Urgudi?604505
- How far is Urgudi from Tiruvannamalai?61 km by road
- What is the population of Urgudi?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urgudi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Urgudi?79.0% (Census 2011)
