# Vedal Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/vedal/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Vedal Vedal is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632502**. The 2011 Census counted **2,781 people in 691 households**, the 50th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,781people (2011) - 691households - 65.4%literacy - 632502PIN code ## Vedal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vedal is 632502.** Vedal falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632502 - Gram panchayatVedal - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630577 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? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)72 km by road - Arakonam (nearest town)10 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? 13 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Sembedu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thandalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakonam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Vedal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and flowers**. About 38% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vedal · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****95%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **64% Use banking services ****15%** **32% Television ****84%** **90% Mobile phone ****46%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **961 Working population ****55.8%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 54.6% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 327 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 631 (41%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 246 (16%) · **■** Marginal 343 (22%) 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 Arakonam - Siruvalayam2,880 people - Meleri2,844 people - Ganapathipuram2,837 people - Parithiputhur2,810 people - Soorai2,763 people - Perumalrajapet2,725 people - Paravathur2,687 people - Kizveedhi2,651 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vedal?632502 - How far is Vedal from Vellore?72 km by road - What is the population of Vedal?2,781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vedal in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vedal?65.4% (Census 2011)