# Madandakuppam Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/madandakuppam/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Madandakuppam Madandakuppam is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632520**. The 2011 Census counted **1,360 people in 324 households**, the 68th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,360people (2011) - 324households - 69.3%literacy - 632520PIN code ## Madandakuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madandakuppam is 632520.** Madandakuppam falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632520 - Gram panchayatMadandakuppam - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630374 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madandakuppam from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)35 km by road - Thiruvalam (nearest town)19 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 Madandakuppam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Madandakuppam; 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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ponnai - ○Degree college10+ km · Sholingur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Keeraisathu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Madandakuppam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sugarcane and paddy**. About 48% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Madandakuppam Of every 100 households in Madandakuppam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Madandakuppam · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****15%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **72% Tap water ****94%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **61% Use banking services ****29%** **38% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****61%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Madandakuppam? ■ Madandakuppam · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **967 Working population ****50.1%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (45%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 195 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Katpadi - Thenpalli1,548 people - Velampattu1,540 people - Vadavirinjipuram1,515 people - Vilundakkal1,493 people - Kothamangalam1,357 people - Kilvilachur1,254 people - Oddanthangal1,199 people - Vallimalai1,157 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madandakuppam?632520 - How far is Madandakuppam from Vellore?35 km by road - What is the population of Madandakuppam?1,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madandakuppam in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Madandakuppam?69.3% (Census 2011)