# Vadakarai Village, Ambur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/vadakarai/ Village · Ambur, Vellore # Vadakarai Vadakarai is a village in Ambur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635807**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 288 households**, the 56th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 1,206people (2011) - 288households - 86.7%literacy - 635807PIN code ## Vadakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakarai is 635807.** Vadakarai falls in Ambur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635807 - Gram panchayatVadakarai - Community development blockPernampattu - Census village code631035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakarai from nearby towns? - Ambur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)58 km by road - Ambur (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 Vadakarai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakarai; 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vadacheri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaniyambadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Vadakarai known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 69% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Vadakarai Of every 100 households in Vadakarai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vadakarai · ■ Ambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****33%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **70% Tap water ****94%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **66% Use banking services ****56%** **33% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****72%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Vadakarai? ■ Vadakarai · ■ Ambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145** **955 Working population ****55.3%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 81.5% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 305 (46%) · **■** Marginal 286 (43%) 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 Ambur - Thirumalaikuppam1,338 people - Kallaparai1,319 people - Bairapalli1,254 people - Pakkampalayam1,240 people - Kuppampalayam1,058 people - Eachampattu989 people - Komeswaram955 people - Karumbur942 people [All 94 villages in Ambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakarai?635807 - How far is Vadakarai from Vellore?58 km by road - What is the population of Vadakarai?1,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakarai in?Vellore district (Ambur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakarai?86.7% (Census 2011)