# Vadakkunatham Village, Aruppukkottai – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar 

# Vadakkunatham

Vadakkunatham is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626114**. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 239 households**, the 44th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 901people (2011)
- 239households
- 79.2%literacy
- 626114PIN code

## Vadakkunatham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vadakkunatham is 626114.** Vadakkunatham falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626114
- Gram panchayatVadakkunatham
- Community development blockTiruchuli
- Census village code641691

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

## How far is Vadakkunatham from nearby towns?

- Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Kamuthi (nearest town)22 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 Vadakkunatham?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkunatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melaiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Vadakkunatham known for?

The main crops are **corn, bajra and jasmine**. About 75% of the 1,024 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Vadakkunatham

Of every 100 households in Vadakkunatham in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vadakkunatham · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**74%

Tap water ****99%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**65%

Use banking services ****6%**

**47%

Television ****74%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**7%

Own their home ****87%**

**84%

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 Vadakkunatham?

■ Vadakkunatham · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**949

Working population ****42.1%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 73.1% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (40%) · **■** Other work 43 (11%) · **■** Marginal 99 (26%)

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 Aruppukkottai

- Mettuthottiyangulam1,087 people
- Narthampatti1,036 people
- Thummakundu936 people
- Rajagopalapuram919 people
- Salukkuvarpatti896 people
- Pullanaickenpatti870 people
- Kullampatti855 people
- T.Koppuchithampatti837 people

[All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vadakkunatham?626114
- How far is Vadakkunatham from Virudhunagar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Vadakkunatham?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadakkunatham in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Vadakkunatham?79.2% (Census 2011)
