# Vaduganthangal Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Katpadi, Vellore 

# Vaduganthangal

Vaduganthangal is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632204**. The 2011 Census counted **3,644 people in 875 households**, the 22nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 3,644people (2011)
- 875households
- 83.4%literacy
- 632204PIN code

## Vaduganthangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vaduganthangal is 632204.** Vaduganthangal falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632204
- Gram panchayatVaduganthangal
- Community development blockK.V. Kuppam
- Census village code630440

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vaduganthangal from nearby towns?

- Katpadi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)22 km by road
- Katpadi (nearest town)17 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 Vaduganthangal?

32 services counted by the Census are inside Vaduganthangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katpadi
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 Vaduganthangal known for?

The main crops are **flowers, ground nut and coconut**. About 43% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Vaduganthangal

Of every 100 households in Vaduganthangal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vaduganthangal · ■ Katpadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**72%

Tap water ****85%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**61%

Use banking services ****53%**

**38%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Vaduganthangal?

■ Vaduganthangal · ■ Katpadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**967

Working population ****34.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 76.1% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (7%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 655 (52%) · **■** Marginal 455 (36%)

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

- Kanguppam3,889 people
- Karasamangalam3,791 people
- Sethuvandai3,678 people
- Panamadangi3,663 people
- Kilmuttukur3,580 people
- Vinnampalli3,492 people
- Devarishikuppam3,469 people
- Sevur3,460 people

[All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vaduganthangal?632204
- How far is Vaduganthangal from Vellore?22 km by road
- What is the population of Vaduganthangal?3,644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vaduganthangal in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vaduganthangal?83.4% (Census 2011)
