# Vazhur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/vazhur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Vazhur Vazhur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,953 people in 470 households**, the 42nd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,953people (2011) - 470households - 76.8%literacy - 604405PIN code ## Vazhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vazhur is 604405.** Vazhur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604405 - Gram panchayatVazhur Agaram - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631461 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vazhur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)9 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 Vazhur? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Vazhur; 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 - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Vandavasi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Vazhur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include oil. About 37% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Vazhur Of every 100 households in Vazhur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vazhur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **81% Use banking services ****28%** **44% Television ****98%** **88% Mobile phone ****36%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Vazhur? ■ Vazhur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **974 Working population ****63.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.2% for women. 70% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 524 (43%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 272 (22%) · **■** Marginal 317 (26%) 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 - Melathangal1,995 people - Salukkai1,972 people - Vilanallur1,968 people - Birudur1,955 people - Thennangur1,943 people - Melanur1,924 people - Punnai1,909 people - Sembur1,898 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vazhur?604405 - How far is Vazhur from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Vazhur?1,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vazhur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vazhur?76.8% (Census 2011)