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- LGD code
- 632946
- Pincode
- 605501
- Post office
- Tirukkanur
- Population
- 2,689
- Households
- 604
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1080 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,366
Census 2011 · in context
How Vadanur compares
By population, Vadanur ranks #40 of 116 villages in Vikravandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.8%
+3.5% vs mandal average
- Vadanur
- 67.8%
- Vikravandi mandal
- 64.3%
- Viluppuram district
- 63.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,080
+94 vs mandal average
- Vadanur
- 1,080
- Vikravandi mandal
- 986
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Vadanur
- 4.5
- Vikravandi mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vadanur at a glance
Vadanur is a village of 2,689 people in 604 households (Census 2011) in Vikravandi taluk, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, the 40th-largest of 116 villages in Vikravandi taluk. Literacy is 68%, 4 points above the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,080 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 605501, served by Tirukkanur post office; the LGD village code is 632946. The village votes in Ulundurpettai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vasanthavel G R. The population is estimated at 3,170 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vadanur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VALAVANUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Vadanur
- Total area (ha)
- 616.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 255.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vadanur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vadanur
- LGD code
- 632946
- Pincode
- 605501
- Post office
- Tirukkanur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,689
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,170
- Households
- 604
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1080
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Viluppuram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ulundurpettai
- Member of Parliament
- Durai Ravikumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vasanthavel G R
- Block / Mandal
- Vikravandi
- Nearest PHC
- Arthya Clinic (6.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 605501
- TirumangalamVikravandi mandal5,786 pop
- MaduraipakkamVikravandi mandal4,889 pop
- VakkurVikravandi mandal3,980 pop
- RadhapuramVikravandi mandal3,453 pop
- SeshanganurVikravandi mandal2,547 pop
- MungilpattuVikravandi mandal2,531 pop
- PagandaiVikravandi mandal2,232 pop
- SiruvallikuppamVikravandi mandal1,794 pop
- VettukkaduVikravandi mandal1,746 pop
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Other villages named Vadanur
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Other villages in Vikravandi mandal
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- Panamalai
- Karuvakshi
- Maduraipakkam
- Thiruvamattur
- Anniyur
- Ayyankovilpattu
- Nallapalayam
- Toravi
- Attiyur Thirukkai
- Periyababusamudram
- Tenpair
- Adanur
- Mundiyambakkam
- Valudavur
- Vakkur
- Melkaranai
- Orathur
- Sangitamanagalam
- Panaiyapuram
- Melkondai
- Muttatur
- Kumulam
- Kadayam
- Radhapuram
- Thumbur
- Kappiyampuliyur
- Sattanur
- Nangathur
- Kakkanur
- Vellayaimbattu
- Esalam
- Tennamadevi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)