# Vadagarai Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/vadagarai/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Vadagarai Vadagarai is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626136**. The 2011 Census counted **3,454 people in 992 households**, the 17th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 3,454people (2011) - 992households - 80.9%literacy - 626136PIN code ## Vadagarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadagarai is 626136.** Vadagarai falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626136 - Gram panchayatSivalingapuram, Vadakarai - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadagarai from nearby towns? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)65 km by road - Rajapalayam (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 Vadagarai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vadagarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chatrapatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Vadagarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 29% of the 930 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Vadagarai Of every 100 households in Vadagarai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vadagarai · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **62% Tap water ****24%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **47% Use banking services ****55%** **40% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****52%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **81% 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 Vadagarai? ■ Vadagarai · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **924 Working population ****50.6%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 71.5% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (38%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 701 (40%) · **■** Marginal 39 (2%) 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 Rajapalayam - Vadakku Venganallur4,557 people - Sundararajapuram4,370 people - Nallamangalam3,962 people - Arasiyarpatti3,784 people - Ilandiraikondan3,422 people - Vadakkudevadanam2,731 people - Reghunathapuram2,694 people - Melapattamkarisalkulam2,667 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadagarai?626136 - How far is Vadagarai from Virudhunagar?65 km by road - What is the population of Vadagarai?3,454 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadagarai in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vadagarai?80.9% (Census 2011)