# Vadakeeranur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/vadakeeranur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Vadakeeranur Vadakeeranur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605702**. The 2011 Census counted **2,726 people in 562 households**, the 51st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,726people (2011) - 562households - 72.9%literacy - 605702PIN code ## Vadakeeranur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakeeranur is 605702.** Vadakeeranur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605702 - Gram panchayatVadakeeranur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633238 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakeeranur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)80 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)15 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 Vadakeeranur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakeeranur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Moongilthuraipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Vadakeeranur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 39% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Vadakeeranur Of every 100 households in Vadakeeranur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vadakeeranur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****39%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **87% Tap water ****90%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **77% Use banking services ****79%** **49% Television ****87%** **76% Mobile phone ****70%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **10% Own their home ****83%** **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 Vadakeeranur? ■ Vadakeeranur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **939 Working population ****37.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 64.4% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 246 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (26%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 220 (21%) · **■** Marginal 276 (27%) 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 Sankarapuram - Pavunjipattu2,826 people - Jambadai2,752 people - Kosappadi2,736 people - Poykkunam2,736 people - Murarbad2,691 people - Kadambur2,666 people - Agraharapandalam2,633 people - Purthirampattu2,630 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakeeranur?605702 - How far is Vadakeeranur from Viluppuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Vadakeeranur?2,726 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakeeranur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadakeeranur?72.9% (Census 2011)