Vakkanangundu, Kariapatti, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Vakkanangundu


The village Vakkanangundu is located in Kariapatti Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vakkanangundu Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kariapatti Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kariapatti, which is about 4 kilometers away from Vakkanangundu.

Travel and Communication for Vakkanangundu


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vakkanangundu,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626104

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vakkanangundu


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A brief summary of available data for Vakkanangundu is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Vakkanangundu


As per available data from the year 2009, 1250 persons live in 342 house holds in the village Vakkanangundu. There are 637 female individuals and 613 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.96% and males constitute 49.04% of the total population.

There are 240 scheduled castes persons of which 127 are females and 113 are males. Females constitute 52.92% and males constitute 47.08% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 19.2% of the total population.

Population density of Vakkanangundu is 515.74 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vakkanangundu


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Total area of Vakkanangundu is 242.37 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 7.04 ha. About 4.49 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2.55 ha is irrigated area. About 2.55 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 73.78 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 3.04 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 32.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 126.39 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Vakkanangundu


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Vakkanangundu.

There is a government primary school in the village Vakkanangundu.

There is a government middle school in the village Vakkanangundu.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kariapatti, which is less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kariapatti, which is less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

Colleges in Vakkanangundu


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Aruppukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in D.kadambankulam, which is 5-10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Kambikudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

Other Educational Facilities in Vakkanangundu


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Kalkurichi, which is 5-10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Vakkanangundu.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Aruppukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

Healthcare Facilities in Vakkanangundu


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Vakkanangundu or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Vakkanangundu.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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