# Vedal Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/vedal/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Vedal Vedal is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,092 people in 508 households**, the 33rd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,092people (2011) - 508households - 78.0%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Vedal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vedal is 604501.** Vedal falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatVedal - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631627 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vedal from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)59 km by road - Desur (nearest town)8 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 Vedal? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vedal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunnagampundi - ○Degree college10+ km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Vedal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include clothes. About 31% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Vedal Of every 100 households in Vedal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vedal · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****10%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **86% Tap water ****50%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **81% Use banking services ****27%** **44% Television ****81%** **88% Mobile phone ****66%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Vedal? ■ Vedal · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **974 Working population ****61.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 68.1% for women. 69% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 262 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (48%) · **■** Household industry 103 (8%) · **■** Other work 276 (22%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 - Malaiyur2,222 people - Villivalam2,179 people - Thenkkarai2,172 people - Namathodu2,144 people - Chitharugavoor2,080 people - Kadambai2,044 people - Vayaloor2,033 people - Sembedu2,028 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vedal?604501 - How far is Vedal from Tiruvannamalai?59 km by road - What is the population of Vedal?2,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vedal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vedal?78.0% (Census 2011)