# Vanapuram Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/vanapuram/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Vanapuram Vanapuram is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605801**. The 2011 Census counted **3,652 people in 775 households**, the 28th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 3,652people (2011) - 775households - 74.9%literacy - 605801PIN code ## Vanapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vanapuram is 605801.** Vanapuram falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605801 - Gram panchayatVanapuram - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633286 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vanapuram from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)60 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 Vanapuram? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Vanapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakkamputhur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Vanapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 63% of the 821 hectares of village land is sown, and 508 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 Vanapuram Of every 100 households in Vanapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Vanapuram · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****28%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **87% Tap water ****67%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **77% Use banking services ****70%** **49% Television ****77%** **76% Mobile phone ****74%** **61% Computer with internet ****6%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****84%** **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 Vanapuram? ■ Vanapuram · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **939 Working population ****49.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 65.9% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (21%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 533 (29%) · **■** Marginal 665 (37%) 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 - Pakkam3,890 people - Nedumanur3,883 people - Rangappanur3,819 people - Seshasamudram3,703 people - Ulagalappadi3,647 people - Marur3,621 people - Cholampattu3,530 people - Kilpadi3,491 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanapuram?605801 - How far is Vanapuram from Viluppuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Vanapuram?3,652 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanapuram in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vanapuram?74.9% (Census 2011)