# Vandagappadi Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/vandagappadi/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Vandagappadi Vandagappadi is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,141 people in 227 households**, the 129th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,141people (2011) - 227households - 19.6%literacy - 606207PIN code ## Vandagappadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vandagappadi is 606207.** Vandagappadi falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606207 - Gram panchayatThoradipattu - Community development blockKalrayan Hills - Census village code633377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vandagappadi from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)70 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)130 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)55 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 Vandagappadi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vandagappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Vellimalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thalaivasail - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 19 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 Vandagappadi known for? The main crops are **tapioca, sugarcane and paddy**. About 28% of the 804 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Vandagappadi Of every 100 households in Vandagappadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vandagappadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **77% Use banking services ****63%** **49% Television ****100%** **76% Mobile phone ****89%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **10% 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 Vandagappadi? ■ Vandagappadi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****19.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **939 Working population ****45.2%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 23.2% for men and 16.0% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (87%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 52 (10%) 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 - Anaikkaraikkottalam1,185 people - Suthamalai1,166 people - Muttiyam1,163 people - Porasapattu1,147 people - Mavadipattu1,134 people - Alannur1,128 people - Maniyandal1,118 people - Arampundi1,056 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vandagappadi?606207 - How far is Vandagappadi from Viluppuram?130 km by road - What is the population of Vandagappadi?1,141 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vandagappadi in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vandagappadi?19.6% (Census 2011)